Canton of Côte d'Argent

The canton of Côte d'Argent is an administrative division of the Landes department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mimizan.[1]

Côte d'Argent
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
No. of communes16
SeatMimizan
Government
 • RepresentativesXavier Fortinon
Muriel Lagorce
 • Term of office2015-2021
Area
 • Total967.82 km2 (373.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total23,559
 • Density24/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE code40 03

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[1]

  1. Aureilhan
  2. Bias
  3. Castets
  4. Léon
  5. Lévignacq
  6. Linxe
  7. Lit-et-Mixe
  8. Mézos
  9. Mimizan
  10. Pontenx-les-Forges
  11. Saint-Julien-en-Born
  12. Saint-Michel-Escalus
  13. Saint-Paul-en-Born
  14. Taller
  15. Uza
  16. Vielle-Saint-Girons

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Xavier Fortinon PS Councillor of Mimizan
2015 Muriel Lagorce PS Former Councillor of Léon

Pictures of the canton
Étang d'Aureilhan
Contis's lighthouse in Saint-Julien-en-Born
Lit-et-Mixe's beach

References
  1. "Décret n° 2014-181 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Landes | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-06-27.

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