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Canton of Orthez
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| Canton of Orthez | ||
|---|---|---|
| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine | |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | |
| Arrondissement | Pau | |
| Communes | 13 | |
| Representative | Bernard Moleres (1995-2008) | |
| Cantonal code | 6429 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 183 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 16,168 | |
| -Density | 88/km² | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
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The canton of Orthez is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Orthez.
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This canton contains 13 communes:
- Baigts-de-Béarn
- Balansun
- Bonnut
- Castétis
- Lanneplaà
- Orthez (including the village of Sainte-Suzanne)
- Puyoô
- Ramous
- Saint-Boès
- Saint-Girons-en-Béarn
- Salles-Mongiscard
- Sallespisse
- Sault-de-Navailles
| Date of election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bernard Moleres | ||
| 2001 | Bernard Moleres | ||
| This list is highly incomplete. | |||
An interesting French language site: Gateway to Béarn of the Gaves: the cantons of Navarrenx, Orthez, Salies-de-Béarn and Sauveterre-de-Béarn.