Canton of Céret explained

The Canton of Céret is a French former canton of Pyrénées-Orientales department, in Languedoc-Roussillon.^[1] It had 22,167 inhabitants (2012).^[2] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

History

The canton of Céret was created in 1790 as part of the district of Céret, and then of the arrondissement of Céret.^[3]

The commune of Les Cluses was separated from the canton of Laroque and attached to the canton of Céret in 1801.^[3]

Following various incidents the elections of 1858 for the canton of Céret were cancelled in 1859 and a new councillor was then elected.^[4]

The commune of L'Albère was separated from the canton of Argelès-sur-Mer and attached to the canton of Céret in 1947.^[3]

Composition

The canton comprised the following communes:^{[2] [3]}

• • Céret L'Albère
• Banyuls-dels-Aspres
• Le Boulou
• Calmeilles
• Les Cluses
• Maureillas-las-Illas
• Montauriol
• Oms
• Le Perthus
• Reynès
• Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts
• Taillet
• Vivès

References

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Notes and References

1. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Cantonales/elecresult__cantonales_2008/(path)/cantonales_2008/066/CN.html Résultats des élections cantonales 2008, Pyrénées-Orientales
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep66.pdf Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
3. Jean-Pierre Pélissier, Paroisses et communes de France : dictionnaire d'histoire administrative et démographique, vol. 66 : Pyrénées-Orientales, Paris, CNRS, 1986, 378 p.
4. Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Annulation des élections de 1858 du canton de Céret, 23 march 2014