The Canton of Céret is a French former canton of

Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish ...

department, in

Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former regions of France, administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It comprised five departments o ...

. It had 22,167 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
INSEE It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

History

The canton of Céret was created in 1790 as part of the

district of Céret A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, and then of the

arrondissement of Céret The arrondissement of Céret is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Orientales department ( Northern Catalonia) in the Occitanie region. It has 64 communes. Its population is 134,629 (2021), and its area is . Composition The commune ...

.Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986, 378 p. () The commune of

Les Cluses Les Cluses (, before 1984: ''L'Ecluse'')Décret du 13 novemb ...

was separated from the canton of Laroque and attached to the canton of Céret in 1801. Following various incidents the elections of 1858 for the canton of Céret were cancelled in 1859 and a new councillor was then elected. Fabricio Cardenas
Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, ''Annulation des élections de 1858 du canton de Céret''
23 march 2014 The commune of

L'Albère L'Albère (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography Localisation L'Albère is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of C� ...

was separated from the

canton of Argelès-sur-Mer The Canton of Argelès-sur-Mer is a French former canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon.communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

: *

Céret Céret (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. It is the capital of the historic Comarques of Catalonia, Catalan comarca of Vallespir. Geography The town lies in ...

Banyuls-dels-Aspres Banyuls-dels-Aspres (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Banyuls-dels-Aspres is located in the canton of Les Aspres and in the arrondissement of Céret. It is part of the No ...

Le Boulou Le Boulou (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is situated 12 km from the Spanish border. Geography Localisation The town of Le Boulou is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in ...

* Calmeilles *

Les Cluses Les Cluses (, before 1984: ''L'Ecluse'')Décret du 13 novemb ...

Maureillas-las-Illas Maureillas-las-Illas (; ) is a rural Communes of France, commune in the Vallespir, Pyrénées-Orientales in the south of France. The commune belongs to the ''Communauté de communes'' of Vallespir uniting Maureillas-las-Illas with nine other commun ...

* Montauriol * Oms *

Le Perthus Le Perthus (, , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France. Natives of Le Perthus are called ''Perthusiens'' and, in 2021, there were 560 inhabitants. Le Perthus is also on ...

* Reynès * Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts * Taillet *

Vivès Vivès (; , , ) is a commune in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, southern France. Geography Vivès is located in the canton of Vallespir-Albères and in the arrondissement of Céret. Population and society Demography ...

References

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