Canton of Turriers

The canton of Turriers 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 Seyne in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Bayons1980425004023
Bellaffaire1420425004026
Faucon-du-Caire350425004085
Gigors410425004093
Piégut1230513004150
Turriers2970425004222
Venterol1970513004234
Turriers
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatTurriers
Area
  Total226.22 km2 (87.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total1,265
  Density6/km2 (20/sq mi)

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Turriers
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population7318367767999091 033
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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