The
canton
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of Orcières is a former administrative division in southeastern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. 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 Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
The canton of Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 16 to 27 communes (3 of which merged into the new ...
in 2015.Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes
/ref> It had 1,853 inhabitants (2012).[Populations légales 2012: 05 Hautes-Alpes]
INSEE
The canton comprised the following communes
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:[
*]Champoléon
Champoléon () 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
...
*Orcières
Orcières (; ) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes ...
*Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Joan Sant Nicolau'') 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 co ...
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:
* Canton of L'Argentière-la-Bessée, L'Argentière-la-Bessée
* Canton of Brianà ...
References
Former cantons of Hautes-Alpes
2015 disestablishments in France
States and territories disestablished in 2015
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