Canton of Orange
| Canton of Orange | |
|---|---|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Carpentras |
| main place | orange |
| Residents | 36,839 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 280 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 131.39 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 8411 |
 Location of the canton of Orange in the Vaucluse department |
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The canton of Orange is a French administrative unit of the department Vaucluse in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It was created in 2015 as part of a nationwide reorganization of the cantons and includes the city of Orange as the capital and two other municipalities.
Communities
The canton consists of three municipalities with a total of 36,839 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 131.99 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caderousse | 2,667 | 32.39 | 82 | 84027 | 84860 |
| orange | 28,919 | 74.20 | 390 | 84087 | 84100 |
| Piolenc | 5,253 | 24.80 | 212 | 84091 | 84420 |
| Canton of Orange | 36,839 | 131.39 | 280 | 8411 | - |