The
canton of Barcillonnette is a former administrative division in southeastern
France
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. In 1999, with a registered population of 270, it had a lower population than any other French canton. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 3 communes,
[ which joined the canton of Tallard in 2015.Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes]
/ref> It had 390 inhabitants in 2012.[Populations légales 2012: 05 Hautes-Alpes]
INSEE
The canton comprised the following communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
:[
* Barcillonnette
* Esparron
* Vitrolles
]
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
* ...
References
Former cantons of Hautes-Alpes
2015 disestablishments in France
States and territories disestablished in 2015
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