Canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel

The canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (before 2015: canton of Orthez) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Orthez.

Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes40
SeatOrthez
Area
397.32 km2 (153.41 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[1]
26,784
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE code6416

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and expanded from 13 to 40 communes:[2]

Recent history

List of the Counsellors General
Date of electionNameParty
1995Bernard Moleres
2001Bernard Moleres
This list is highly incomplete.

See also

References

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