Canton of Rivesaltes explained

The Canton of Rivesaltes is a French former canton of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.^[1] It had 26,526 inhabitants (2012).^[2] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Composition

The canton of Rivesaltes comprised 8 communes:^[2]

• • Rivesaltes Cases-de-Pène
• Espira-de-l'Agly
• Opoul-Périllos
• Peyrestortes
• Pia
• Salses-le-Château
• Vingrau

References

42.7697°N 2.8747°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Cantonales/elecresult__cantonales_2011/(path)/cantonales_2011/066/066.html Résultats des élections cantonales 2011, Pyrénées-Orientales
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep66.pdf Populations légales 2012: 66 Pyrénées-Orientales