Canton of Ribiers

The canton of Ribiers 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 7 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Laragne-Montéglin in 2015.[2] It had 1,795 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Ribiers
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatRibiers
Area
146.94 km2 (56.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,795
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics
Historical population of Canton of Ribiers
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population9231 1201 1691 1671 3851 518
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: 05 Hautes-Alpes, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes

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