Canton of Le Monêtier-les-Bains

Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
No. of communes	3
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Area	159.17 km^2 (61.46 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	3,606
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)

The canton of Le Monêtier-les-Bains 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 3 communes,^[1] which joined the new canton of Briançon-1 in 2015.^[2] It had 3,606 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

The canton comprised the following communes:^[1]

• Le Monêtier-les-Bains
• Saint-Chaffrey
• La Salle les Alpes

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Le Monêtier-les-Bains
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2 081	2 338	2 570	3 266	3 392	3 554
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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