The canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz) is a canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Ustaritz.
Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and received the following 9 communes:Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Ahetze Ainhoa Arbonne Arcangues Ascain Bassussarry Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle Sare Ustaritz
History In 1790, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle was the chief town of a canton composed of the communes of Ahetze and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, and part of the district of Ustaritz.Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque. Before 2015, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes Ahetze, Arbonne, Arcangues, Bassussarry, Halsou, Jatxou, Larressore, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and Ustaritz.
Population by year (before 2015: canton of Ustaritz)Populations légales 2006: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, INSEEPopulations légales 2012: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, INSEEPopulations légales 2017: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques, INSEE 2017 31,855 2012 25,177 2006 22,093 1999 19,192 1990 15,962 1982 13,482 1975 10,912 1968 9,555
See also Cantons of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
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