Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes40
SeatOrthez
Area
397.32 km2 (153.41 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[1]
27,027
  Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE code6416

The canton of Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (before 2015: canton of Orthez) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Orthez.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and expanded from 13 to 40 communes:[2]

Recent history

List of the Counsellors General
Date of electionNameParty
1995Bernard Moleres
2001Bernard Moleres
This list is highly incomplete.

See also

References

  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". 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

43°30′07″N 0°46′05″W / 43.50194°N 0.76806°W / 43.50194; -0.76806

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