Canton of Manosque-Sud-Ouest
| Former canton of Manosque-Sud-Ouest |
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|---|---|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Forcalquier |
| main place | Manosque |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 12,265 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 0433 |
The canton of Manosque-Sud-Ouest was a French canton in the Arrondissement Forcalquier in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region until 2015 . Its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Manosque . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. His last representatives in the conseil général des Départements were Gérard Velin ( UDF ) from 1988 to 2008 and Sylviane Chaumont ( PS ) from 2008 to 2015 .
Communities
The canton comprised part of the city of Manosque (the total number of inhabitants is given here; about 8,000 people from Manosque lived in the canton) and two further municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manosque | 22,412 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 04112 | 04100 |
| Montfuron | 207 (2013) | 18.88 | 11 inhabitants / km² | 04128 | 04110 |
| Pierrevert | 3,706 (2013) | 27.9 | 133 inhabitants / km² | 04152 | 04860 |