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).
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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:
Saint-Laurent-du-Var (administrative seat)
Cagnes-sur-Mer (limited tho the eastern part)
Description
Only the eastern part of Cagnes, close to the borders with Cros-de-Cagnes, is part of this canton. The town is also part (and seat) of the cantons Cagnes-sur-Mer-Centre and Cagnes-sur-Mer-Ouest (C. West).