Canton of La Vallée des Gaves

Canton of La Vallée des Gaves
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Argelès-Gazost
main place	Argelès-Gazost
Residents	15,561 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km²
surface	1,027.97 km²
Communities	48
INSEE code	6516
Location of the canton of La Vallée des Gaves in the Hautes-Pyrénées department

The canton of La Vallée des Gaves is a French canton in the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement , in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and in the Occitanie region ; its capital is Argelès-Gazost .

history

The canton was created when the French cantons were redistributed in 2015. Its communes come from the former cantons of Argelès-Gazost (all 23 communes), Luz-Saint-Sauveur (all 17 communes) and Aucun (all 10 communes). As a result of the merger of the municipalities of Gavarnie and Gèdre to form the new municipality of Gavarnie-Gèdre on January 1, 2016 and the incorporation of the Vizos municipality into the Saligos municipality on January 1, 2017, the number of municipalities fell to 48.

location

The canton is located in the southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department.

Communities

The canton consists of 48 municipalities with a total of 15,561 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​1027.97 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Adast	292	1.05	278	65001	65260
Agos-Vidalos	416	6.11	68	65004	65400
Arbéost	85	14.90	6th	65018	65560
Arcizans-Avant	394	15.04	26th	65021	65400
Arcizans-Dessus	125	5.01	25th	65022	65400
Argelès-Gazost	2,901	3.05	951	65025	65400
Arras-en-Lavedan	489	24.66	20th	65029	65400
Arrens-Marsous	727	100.55	7th	65032	65400
Artalens Souin	133	3.90	34	65036	65400
Aucun	237	12.94	18th	65045	65400
Ayros-Arbouix	314	2.72	115	65055	65400
Ayzac-East	450	3.08	146	65056	65400
Barèges	163	45.84	4th	65481	65120
Beaucens	409	36.82	11	65077	65400
Betpouey	87	16.2	5	65089	65120
Boô syllables	310	3.12	99	65098	65400
Bun	146	2.80	52	65112	65400
Cauterets	908	156.84	6th	65138	65110
Chèze	48	10.07	5	65145	65120
Esquièze-Sère	401	1.52	264	65168	65120
Estaing	83	71.53	1	65169	65400
Esterre	191	1.74	110	65173	65120
Ferrières	90	16.97	5	65176	65560
Gaillagos	128	8.46	15th	65182	65400
Gavarnie-Gèdre	345	227.11	2	65192	65120
Signed	327	3.89	84	65202	65400
Grate	37	9.52	4th	65210	65120
Lau-Balagnas	524	2.90	181	65267	65400
Luz-Saint-Sauveur	966	50.38	19th	65295	65120
Ouzous	212	4.76	45	65352	65400
Pierrefitte-Nestalas	1,139	1.76	647	65362	65260
Préchac	230	1.59	145	65371	65400
Saint-Pastous	135	8.20	16	65393	65400
Saint Savin	373	3.86	97	65396	65400
Saligos	107	7.07	15th	65399	65120
Salles	233	27.48	8th	65400	65400
Sassis	80	0.53	151	65411	65120
Sazos	129	29.38	4th	65413	65120
Sère-en-Lavedan	74	1.87	40	65420	65400
Sers	114	29.91	4th	65424	65120
Sireix	64	1.73	37	65428	65400
Soulom	256	2.91	88	65435	65260
Uz	33	2.45	13	65458	65400
Viella	88	3.14	28	65463	65120
Four-Bordes	102	9.39	11	65467	65400
Viey	32	6.24	5	65469	65120
Villelongue	399	20.46	20th	65473	65260
Viscos	35	6.52	5	65478	65120
Canton of La Vallée des Gaves	15,561	1,027.97	15th	6516	-

Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons

2017: Merger of Saligos and Vizos → Saligos

2016: Merger of Gavarnie and Gèdre → Gavarnie-Gèdre

politics

In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four pairs of candidates achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the pairing Louis Armary / Chantal Robin-Rodrigo (both PRG) won against Jacques Behague / Laurence Boileau (both Union de la Droite | UD) with a share of the vote of 55.20% (voter turnout: 56, 52%).

Representative in the department council of the département
Term of office	Surname	Political party
2015–	Louis Armary Chantal Robin-Rodrigo	PRG

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the two ballots

Web links

• Reorganization of the cantons, brief description with map (French)