The canton of Barrême is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Riez in 2015.[2] It had 1,270 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Barrême
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatBarrême
Area
316.37 km2 (122.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,270
 • Density4/km2 (10/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics edit

Historical population of Canton of Barrême
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 0911 1839791 0041 1101 119
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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