Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle

Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
Canton
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CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes9
SeatUstaritz
Area
229.76 km2 (88.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
33,648
 • Density146/km2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE code6426

The canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Ustaritz.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and received the following 9 communes:[2]

  1. Ahetze
  2. Ainhoa
  3. Arbonne
  4. Arcangues
  5. Ascain
  6. Bassussarry
  7. Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
  8. Sare
  9. Ustaritz

History

In 1790, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle was the chief town of a canton composed of the communes of Ahetze and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, and part of the district of Ustaritz.[3] At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque. Before 2015, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes Ahetze, Arbonne, Arcangues, Bassussarry, Halsou, Jatxou, Larressore, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and Ustaritz.[4]

Population by year (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz)[5][6][4][7]
2017 31,855
2012 25,177
2006 22,093
1999 19,192
1990 15,962
1982 13,482
1975 10,912
1968 9,555

See also

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  3. ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  4. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, INSEE
  5. ^ "Structure de la population du canton de 1962 à 1999". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2006: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, INSEE
  7. ^ Populations légales 2017: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, INSEE


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