The canton of Aiguilles 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 7 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Guillestre in 2015.[2] It had 2,145 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Canton d'Aiguilles
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatAiguilles
Area
437.36 km2 (168.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
2,145
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

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Historical population of Canton of Aiguilles
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population1 6111 6741 6771 9021 9482 138
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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