Former canton in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
seat hall of St. Laurent du Var
View of Cagnes with the castle
The Canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Var-Cagnes-sur-Mer-Est is a former French canton , located in the arrondissement of Grasse , in the Alpes-Maritimes département (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région ). It had 37,102 inhabitants (2012).[1]
History
The canton was created in 1982 adding part of Cagnes-sur-Mer to the pre-existent Canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Var . It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
Geography
Municipalities
The canton comprised the following 2 communes :[1]
Description
Only the eastern part of Cagnes, close to the borders with Cros-de-Cagnes , is part of this canton.[2] The town is also part (and seat ) of the cantons Cagnes-sur-Mer-Centre and Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest (C. West ).
Demographics
Historical population Year 1999 34,553 — 2007 38,620 +11.8% 2012 37,102 −3.9%
See also
References
External links
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