Menton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
No. of communes6
SeatMenton
Government
  Representatives (20212028) Gabrielle Bineau
Patrick Cesari[1]
Area
59.52 km2 (22.98 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
47,168
  Density792/km2 (2,050/sq mi)
INSEE code06 14

The canton of Menton is an administrative division of the Alpes-Maritimes department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Menton.[3]

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[3]

  1. Castellar
  2. Castillon
  3. Gorbio
  4. Menton
  5. Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
  6. Sainte-Agnès

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Patrick Cesari LR Mayor of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
2015 Colette Giudicelli LR Member of the French Senate representing Alpes-Maritimes

Pictures of the canton

View of Castellar
View of Menton

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° 2014-227 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes

43°47′N 7°30′E / 43.78°N 7.50°E / 43.78; 7.50

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