The
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of Guillestre is an administrative division in the southeastern
France
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. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 15
communes (two of which were merged into the new commune
Abriès-Ristolas
Abriès-Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Abriès and Ristolas
Ristolas is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes de ...
:
Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes
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*Abriès-Ristolas
Abriès-Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Abriès and Ristolas
Ristolas is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes de ...
*Aiguilles
Aiguilles (; oc, Agulhas) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Guil, which flows southwest through the commune.
Population
See al ...
*Arvieux
Arvieux (; oc, Arvieus) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arvidants'' or ''Arvidantes''.
Geography
Arvieux lies at the f ...
*Ceillac
Ceillac (; oc, Celhac) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Geography Climate
Ceillac has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Ceillac is . The av ...
*Château-Ville-Vieille
Château-Ville-Vieille (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Chastèu e Vilavielha'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the Queyras.
The two villages in the commune lie in the Guil valley; Vil ...
*Eygliers
Eygliers is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
Geography
The river Guil forms all of the commune's southeastern and southern borders; the Durance forms part of its western border; most of the human settl ...
* Guillestre
*Molines-en-Queyras
Molines-en-Queyras is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France.
The ...
*Mont-Dauphin
Mont-Dauphin (; oc, Montdaufin) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
At the confluence of Durance and Guil rivers, overlooking the impressive canyon of the latter flowing down from Queyras valleys, Mont-Dauphin i ...
*Réotier
Réotier (; oc, Reotier) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France. ...
*Risoul
Risoul () is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is located in the French Alps between the towns of Briançon and Gap.
Risoul is home to a ski resort that partners with the neighbouring town, Vars, to form the ...
*Saint-Clément-sur-Durance
Saint-Clément-sur-Durance (, literally ''Saint-Clément on Durance''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Clamenç sus Durença'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hautes-Alpes depar ...
* Saint-Crépin
*Saint-Véran
Saint-Véran (; oc, Sent Veran ˆsã vˈʀã is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park.
Geography
Saint-Véran, located in the French Alps, is the most elevated commune in France and ...
*Vars
Valyl-tRNA synthetase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''VARS'' gene.
Function
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the aminoacylation of tRNA by their cognate amino acid. Because of their central role in linking amino acids with ...
Demographics
See also
*Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
* L'Argentière-la-Bessée
* Briançon-1
* Briançon-2
* Chorges
* Embrun
* Ga ...
*Communes of France
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References
Cantons of Hautes-Alpes
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