Canton of Barcillonnette explained

Type:	canton
Barcillonnette
Seat:	Barcillonnette
Nbcomm:	3
Insee:	05 04
Pop:	390
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	58.24
Disbanded:	2015

The canton of Barcillonnette is a former administrative division in southeastern France. In 1999, with a registered population of 270, it had a lower population than any other French canton.^[1] 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.^[2] It had 390 inhabitants in 2012.^[3]

The canton comprised the following communes:^[3]

• Barcillonnette
• Esparron
• Vitrolles

See also

• Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

44.4361°N 5.9197°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'inévitable redécoupage électoral avant est en préparation. https://web.archive.org/web/20110712220031/http://www.horizons-politiques.com/etude-electorale10.htm. 12 July 2011. Horizons Politiques. Denys Pouillard. fr.
2. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028638289 Décret n° 2014-193 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Hautes-Alpes
3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep05.pdf Populations légales 2012: 05 Hautes-Alpes