Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
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Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle | |
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French canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Bayonne |
Communes | 9 |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 229.76 km2 (88.71 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 29,205 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 6426 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
The canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Ustaritz.
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Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and received the following 9 communes:[1]
History
In 1790, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle was the chief town of a canton composed of the communes of Ahetze and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, and part of the district of Ustaritz.[2] At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque.
Population by year[3][4] | |
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2012 | 25,177 |
2011 | 24,828 |
2006 | 22,093 |
1999 | 19,192 |
1990 | 15,962 |
1982 | 13,482 |
1975 | 10,912 |
1968 | 9,555 |
1962 | 8,745 |
See also
References
- ↑ Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- ↑ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
- ↑ Structure de la population du canton de 1962 à 1999
- ↑ Fiches Insee - Populations légales du canton pour les années 2006, [1], 2012
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