Canton of Orpierre
| Former canton of Orpierre |
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|---|---|
| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| main place | Orpierre |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 1,096 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 98.93 km² |
| Communities | 7th |
| INSEE code | 0515 |
The canton of Orpierre was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Gap in the department of Hautes-Alpes region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It comprised seven parishes, its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Orpierre . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Georges Mas.
Parishes and residents
The canton consisted of seven municipalities (population as of January 1, 2012).
- Étoile-Saint-Cyrice (32)
- Lagrand (264)
- Nossage-et-Bénévent (11)
- Orpierre (327)
- Sainte-Colombe (62)
- Saleon (81)
- Trescléoux (319)