Castellane
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
No. of communes32
SeatCastellane
Government
 • Representatives (2022–2028) Magali Girieud
Alain Delsaux[1]
Area
1,320.43 km2 (509.82 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
9,771
 • Density7/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE code04 02

The canton of Castellane is an administrative division in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 7 to 32 communes. Its seat is in Castellane.[3]

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[3]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Alberte Vallée PS Councillor of Allos
2015 Gilbert Sauvan PS President of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence's Departmental council
Member of the National Assembly for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence's 1st constituency
2017 Thierry Collomp DVG Mayor of Saint-Julien-du-Verdon
  • Following the death of Gilbert Sauvan, his substitute, Thierry Collomp, replaces it.

Pictures of the canton

View of Entrevaux's Citadel
Castillon's Lake in Saint-André-les-Alpes
Street in Castellane

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-226 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence".

43°50′51″N 6°30′50″E / 43.84750°N 6.51389°E / 43.84750; 6.51389

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