Canton of Bélâbre
| Former Canton of Bélâbre |
|
|---|---|
| region | Center-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| main place | Bélâbre |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 3,261 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 280.97 km² |
| Communities | 7th |
| INSEE code | 3604 |
The Canton of Bélâbre was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Le Blanc in the Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; his main town was Bélâbre , representative in the General Council of the Département was last from 2001 to 2015, re-elected in 2008, René Duplant.
geography
The canton was 280.97 km² and had 3256 inhabitants (2009), which corresponded to a population density of 12 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 138 meters above sea level , between 82 m in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize and 221 m in Tilly .
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélâbre | 1019 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36370 | 36016 |
| Chalais | 159 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36370 | 36036 |
| Lignac | 538 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36370 | 36094 |
| Mauvières | 348 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36370 | 36114 |
| Prissac | 664 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36370 | 36168 |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize | 355 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36370 | 36197 |
| Tilly | 144 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 36310 | 36223 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4363 | 4739 | 4132 | 3625 | 3429 | 3306 | 3256 |