Canton of Sournia
| Former Canton of Sournia |
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|---|---|
| region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| main place | Sournia |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 1,277 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 149.05 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 6616 |
 Location of the canton of Sournia in the Pyrénées-Orientales department |
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The Canton Sournia was 2015 a French constituency in the district of Prades , in the Pyrénées-Orientales and the region Languedoc-Roussillon . Its main town was Sournia . Alain Boyer was the last representative in the General Council of the Department from 2004 to 2015.
The canton was 149.05 km² and had 1277 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012).
Communities
The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboussols | 105 (2013) | 14.08 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 66007 | 66320 |
| Campoussy | 44 (2013) | 17.04 | 3 inhabitants / km² | 66035 | 66730 |
| Felluns | 59 (2013) | 6.61 | 9 inhabitants / km² | 66076 | 66730 |
| Pézilla-de-Conflent | 55 (2013) | 6.85 | 8 inhabitants / km² | 66139 | 66730 |
| Prats-de-Sournia | 74 (2013) | 8.01 | 9 inhabitants / km² | 66151 | 66730 |
| Rabouillet | 113 (2013) | 19.21 | 6 inhabitants / km² | 66156 | 66730 |
| Sournia | 501 (2013) | 29.99 | 17 inhabitants / km² | 66198 | 66730 |
| Tarerach | 55 (2013) | 8.16 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 66201 | 66320 |
| Trévillach | 140 (2013) | 17.24 | 8 inhabitants / km² | 66215 | 66130 |
| Trilla | 64 (2013) | 8.96 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 66216 | 66220 |
| Le Vivier | 84 (2013) | 12.9 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 66234 | 66730 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1455 | 1286 | 1152 | 1094 | 1060 | 999 | 1216 |