Canton of Orthez

French canton
name=Canton of Orthez
reg=Aquitaine
dept=Pyrénées-Atlantiques
arr=Pau
numcomm=13
cg=Bernard Moleres
party=
mandat=1995-2008
cancode=6429
pop=16,168
year=1999
area=183
dens=88The canton of Orthez is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Orthez.

Composition

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

Recent History

ee also

* Cantons of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

External links

An interesting French language site: [http://www.bearn-gaves.com/spip Gateway to Béarn of the Gaves] : the cantons of Navarrenx, Orthez, Salies-de-Béarn and Sauveterre-de-Béarn.