Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle

The canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Ustaritz.

Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes9
SeatUstaritz
Area
  Total229.76 km2 (88.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total29,205
  Density127/km2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE code6426

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and received the following 9 communes:[1]

History

In 1790, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle was the chief town of a canton composed of the communes of Ahetze and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, and part of the district of Ustaritz.[2] At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque. Before 2015, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes Ahetze, Arbonne, Arcangues, Bassussarry, Halsou, Jatxou, Larressore, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and Ustaritz.[3]

Population by year (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz)[4][5][3][6]
2017 31,855
2012 25,177
2006 22,093
1999 19,192
1990 15,962
1982 13,482
1975 10,912
1968 9,555

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