Ayen Canton
| Former Canton of Ayen |
|
|---|---|
| region | Limousin |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| main place | Ayen |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 8,756 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 152.15 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 1902 |
The canton of Ayen is a former French canton in the Corrèze department and in what was then the Limousin region . It comprised eleven parishes in the Arrondissement of Brive-la-Gaillarde ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Ayen . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. Gérard Bonnet ( PS ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département for the years 2004–2015 .
geography
The canton of Ayen was on average at an altitude of 275 m , between 99 m in Brignac-la-Plaine and 379 m in Ayen .
Communities
The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayen | 726 (2013) | 13.16 | 55 inhabitants / km² | 19015 | 19310 |
| Brignac-la-Plaine | 942 (2013) | 18.72 | 50 inhabitants / km² | 19030 | 19310 |
| Louignac | 223 (2013) | 21.91 | 10 inhabitants / km² | 19120 | 19310 |
| Objat | 3,534 (2013) | 9.57 | 369 inhabitants / km² | 19153 | 19130 |
| Perpezac-le-Blanc | 478 (2013) | 19.42 | 25 inhabitants / km² | 19161 | 19310 |
| Saint-Aulaire | 835 (2013) | 10.79 | 77 inhabitants / km² | 19182 | 19130 |
| Saint-Cyprien | 383 (2013) | 7.86 | 49 inhabitants / km² | 19195 | 19130 |
| Saint Robert | 332 (2013) | 6.08 | 55 inhabitants / km² | 19239 | 19310 |
| Segonzac | 226 (2013) | 20.21 | 11 inhabitants / km² | 19253 | 19310 |
| Vars-sur-Roseix | 358 (2013) | 4.26 | 84 inhabitants / km² | 19279 | 19130 |
| Yssandon | 734 (2013) | 20.17 | 36 inhabitants / km² | 19289 | 19310 |