Canton of Banon

The canton of Banon 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 9 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Reillanne in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Banon8780415004018
L'Hospitalet780415004095
Montsalier920415004132
Redortiers680415004159
Revest-des-Brousses2000415004162
Revest-du-Bion4630415004163
La Rochegiron920415004169
Saumane830415004201
Simiane-la-Rotonde5320415004208
Banon
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatBanon
Area
  Total296.32 km2 (114.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total2,989
  Density10/km2 (30/sq mi)

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Banon
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 8952 2482 1432 3932 4132 486
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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