Canton of Chorges

The canton of Chorges is an administrative division in southeastern . At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 8 to 17 communes:…
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  • Type: Locality with 2,890 residents
  • Description: canton of France
  • Also known as: “05040” and “canton of Chorges”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gare de Chorges and Town hall of Montgardin.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Town hall
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chorges and La Bâtie-Neuve.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southeastern . It is close to . The name derives from Latin Catorimagus, itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae.

Village
Photo: Fr.Latreille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southeastern . is situated 7 km west of Canton of Chorges.

Canton of Chorges

Latitude
44.5456° or 44° 32′ 44″ north
Longitude
6.2764° or 6° 16′ 35″ east
Population
2,890
Elevation
870 metres (2,854 feet)
Open location code
8FP8G7WG+6H
Geo­Names ID
6446636
Wiki­data ID
Q1701745
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Canton of Chorges” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kantoni Chorges”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şorj (kanton)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şorj”
  • Basque: “Chorges kantonamendua”
  • Catalan: “Cantó de Chorge”
  • Chinese: “绍尔日县”
  • Czech: “Kanton Chorges”
  • Dutch: “kanton Chorges”
  • Dutch: “Kanton Chorges”
  • Esperanto: “Chorges”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Chorge”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Chorges”
  • French: “canton de Chorges”
  • French: “Canton de Chorges”
  • French: “Chorges”
  • German: “Kanton Chorges”
  • Irish: “cantún Chorges”
  • Italian: “cantone di Chorges”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Chorges”
  • Luxembourgish: “Canton de Chorges”
  • Romanian: “Cantonul Chorges”
  • Russian: “Шорж”
  • Slovak: “Chorges”
  • Vietnamese: “Chorges”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chorges Railway Station and Bois de Sapete.

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