Canton of Aspres-sur-Buëch

Aspres-sur-Buëch
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
No. of communes	8
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Aspres-sur-Buëch
Area	232.65 km^2 (89.83 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	1,976
• Density	8/km^2 (20/sq mi)

The canton of Aspres-sur-Buëch is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Serres in 2015.^[2] It had 1,976 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

The canton comprised the following communes:^[1]

• Aspremont
• Aspres-sur-Buëch
• La Beaume
• La Faurie
• La Haute-Beaume
• Montbrand
• Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne
• Saint-Pierre-d'Argençon

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Aspres-sur-Buëch
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1 529	1 740	1 568	1 634	1 648	1 703
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

1. Populations légales 2012: 05 Hautes-Alpes, INSEE
2. Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes

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