Canton of Gordes

Canton de Gordes
French canton

Location of canton of Gordes in the department of Vaucluse
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Apt
Seat Gordes
Communes 8
Government
  Representative Maurice Chabert
2008-2014
Area¹
  Total 188.65 km2 (72.84 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 5,889
  Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Cantonal code 84 12
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Gordes is a French former administrative division in the department of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes, which joined the canton of Apt in 2015.[1]

Composition

The communes in the canton of Gordes:

References

Coordinates: 43°54′21″N 5°14′40″E / 43.90583°N 5.24444°E / 43.90583; 5.24444

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