Canton of Lorgues
| Former Canton of Lorgues |
|
|---|---|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Draguignan |
| main place | Lorgues |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 20,177 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 116 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 173.47 km² |
| Communities | 4th |
| INSEE code | 8316 |
The canton Lorgues was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement of Draguignan , in Var department and in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ; its main town was Lorgues . Barthélemy Mariani ( PS ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 1998 to 2015 .
The canton Lorgues was 173.47 km² and had (1999) 15,805 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 91 inhabitants per km². It was on average 155 meters above sea level , between 16 meters in Les Arcs and 444 meters in Le Thoronet .
Communities
The canton consisted of four municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Arcs | 7,137 (2013) | 54.26 | 132 inhabitants / km² | 83004 | 83460 |
| Lorgues | 9,193 (2013) | 64.37 | 143 inhabitants / km² | 83072 | 83510 |
| Taradeau | 1,808 (2013) | 17.31 | 104 inhabitants / km² | 83134 | 83460 |
| Le Thoronet | 2,397 (2013) | 37.53 | 64 inhabitants / km² | 83136 | 83340 |