Canton of Tardets-Sorholus
| Former Canton of Tardets-Sorholus |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Oloron-Sainte-Marie |
| main place | Tardets-Sorholus |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 3,129 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 383 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 6439 |
The canton of Tardets-Sorholus was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie , in Pyrénées-Atlantiques and in the region of Aquitaine ; its main town was Tardets-Sorholus . Arnaud Villeneuve was the last representative in the General Council of the Department from 2011 to 2015.
The canton Tardets-Sorholus was 383 km² and had (2006) 3143 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 8 inhabitants per km².
Communities
The canton consisted of 16 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette | 227 (2013) | 34.4 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 64015 | 64470 |
| Alos Sibas adventure | 305 (2013) | 5.78 | 53 inhabitants / km² | 64017 | 64470 |
| Camou-Cihigue | 97 (2013) | 10.08 | 10 inhabitants / km² | 64162 | 64470 |
| Etchebar | 71 (2013) | 8.23 | 9 inhabitants / km² | 64222 | 64470 |
| Haux | 85 (2013) | 17.01 | 5 inhabitants / km² | 64258 | 64470 |
| Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut | 126 (2013) | 23.32 | 5 inhabitants / km² | 64298 | 64470 |
| Laguinge restoue | 183 (2013) | 6th | 30 inhabitants / km² | 64303 | 64470 |
| Larrau | 191 (2013) | 126.8 | 2 inhabitants / km² | 64316 | 64560 |
| Lichans Sunhar | 69 (2013) | 3.43 | 20 inhabitants / km² | 64340 | 64470 |
| Licq-Athérey | 239 (2013) | 17.87 | 13 inhabitants / km² | 64342 | 64560 |
| Montory | 305 (2013) | 20.45 | 15 inhabitants / km² | 64404 | 64470 |
| Ossas-Suhare | 95 (2013) | 7.17 | 13 inhabitants / km² | 64432 | 64470 |
| Sainte-Engrâce | 211 (2013) | 72.69 | 3 inhabitants / km² | 64475 | 64560 |
| Sauguis-Saint-Etienne | 158 (2013) | 8.81 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 64509 | 64470 |
| Tardets-Sorholus | 590 (2013) | 14.99 | 39 inhabitants / km² | 64533 | 64470 |
| Trois-Villes | 142 (2013) | 6.39 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 64537 | 64470 |
history
The canton was initially called (1790) Canton de Tardets, which was merged with Sorholus on April 17, 1859. At that time the canton consisted of only ten municipalities: Haux, Laguinge-Restoue, Larrau, Licq-Athérey, Montory, Sainte-Engrâce, Sauguis , Sorholus, Tardets and Trois-Villes.