Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle

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.

Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes9
SeatUstaritz
Area
 • Total229.76 km2 (88.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total29,205
 • Density127/km2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE code6426

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and received the following 9 communes:[1]

  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.[2] At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque.

Population by year[3][4]
2012 25,177
2011 24,828
2006 22,093
1999 19,192
1990 15,962
1982 13,482
1975 10,912
1968 9,555
1962 8,745

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  2. Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  3. Structure de la population du canton de 1962 à 1999
  4. Fiches Insee - Populations légales du canton pour les années 2006, , 2012

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