Canton of Rivesaltes
| Former canton of Rivesaltes |
|
|---|---|
| region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| main place | Rivesaltes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 26,526 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 109 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 243.98 km² |
| Communities | 8th |
| INSEE code | 6612 |
The canton Rivesaltes was 2015 a French constituency in the district Perpignan , in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales and the region Languedoc-Roussillon . Its main town was Rivesaltes . Jean-Jacques Lopez ( PS ) was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 1998 to 2015 .
The canton was 243.98 km² and had 26,526 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012).
Communities
The canton consisted of eight municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases-de-Pène | 858 (2013) | 13.38 | 64 inhabitants / km² | 66041 | 66600 |
| Espira-de-l'Agly | 3,348 (2013) | 26.77 | 125 inhabitants / km² | 66069 | 66600 |
| Opoul-Périllos | 1,042 (2013) | 50.53 | 21 inhabitants / km² | 66127 | 66600 |
| Peyrestortes | 1,382 (2013) | 7.96 | 174 inhabitants / km² | 66138 | 66600 |
| Pia | 8,284 (2013) | 13.18 | 629 inhabitants / km² | 66141 | 66380 |
| Rivesaltes | 8,422 (2013) | 28.76 | 293 inhabitants / km² | 66164 | 66600 |
| Salses-le-Château | 3,275 (2013) | 71.28 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 66190 | 66600 |
| Vingrau | 634 (2013) | 32.12 | 20 inhabitants / km² | 66231 | 66600 |
Population development
| 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,492 | 14,742 | 16,107 | 18,536 | 20,979 | 24,456 | 26,077 |
[[Category: Former canton in the Pyrénées-Orientales <Rivesaltes]]