Canton of Aiguilles

Canton d'Aiguilles
French canton
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Seat	Aiguilles
Communes	7
Government
• Representative	Jean-Claude Catala
Area¹
• Total	437.36 km2 (168.87 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	2,138
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Cantonal code	05 01
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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, which joined the canton of Guillestre in 2015. It includes the following communes:

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Abriès	354	05460	05001
Aiguilles	441	05470	05003
Arvieux	355	05350	05007
Château-Ville-Vieille	321	05350	05038
Molines-en-Queyras	322	05350	05077
Ristolas	78	05460	05120
Saint-Véran	267	05350	05157

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Aiguilles
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	1 611	1 674	1 677	1 902	1 948	2 138	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cantons of the Hautes-Alpes department
• Communes of France