Canton of Brioude-Nord

Former canton of Brioude-Nord
region	Auvergne
Department	Haute Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
main place	Brioude
Establishment date	March 4, 1790
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	7,450 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	74 inhabitants / km²
surface	101.31 km²
Communities	9
INSEE code	4305

The canton Brioude-Nord was a French canton in the arrondissement Brioude in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne region until 2015 .

history

The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "Brioude District".

With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the arrondissement of Brioude.

See also: History of the Haute-Loire department and History of the Brioude district .

geography

The canton bordered on the north with the canton Auzon , in the east with the canton Paulhaguet , in the south with the canton Brioude-Sud and in the west with the canton Blesle .

Communities

The city of Brioude was only with its northern part in the canton. However, the total number of residents is given here. The southern part belonged to the canton Brioude-Sud .

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Beaumont	276 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43022	43100
Bournoncle-Saint-Pierre	1,002 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43038	43360
Brioude	6,657 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43040	43100
Cohade	830 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43074	43100
Lamothe	855 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43110	43100
Paulhac	664 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43147	43100
Saint-Beauzire	337 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43170	43100
Saint-Géron	251 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43191	43360
Saint-Laurent-Chabreuges	247 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	43207	43100