Canton of Peyruis

Canton de Peyruis
French canton
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Forcalquier
Seat	Peyruis
Communes	4
Government
• Representative	Gérard de Meester 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	63.43 km2 (24.49 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	3,420
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Cantonal code	04 19
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Peyruis is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It included the following communes:

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
La Brillanne	765	04700	04034
Ganagobie	91	04310	04091
Lurs	347	04700	04106
Peyruis	2 217	04310	04149

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Peyruis
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	2 149	2 557	2 543	2 620	3 080	3 420	{{{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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
• Communes of France