Canton of La Vallée des Gaves
Canton of La Vallée des Gaves | |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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Term of office | Surname | Political party |
2015– | Louis Armary Chantal Robin-Rodrigo |
PRG |