Canton of Mézel

The canton of Mézel is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Riez in 2015.[2] It had 2,194 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Mézel
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatMézel
Area
209.67 km2 (80.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
2,194
 • Density10/km2 (30/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics
Historical population of Canton of Mézel
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 0361 1281 0941 1581 4331 648
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-226 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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