Canton of Châtillon-en-Bazois

Former canton of Châtillon-en-Bazois
region	Burgundy
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Château-Chinon (Ville)
main place	Châtillon-en-Bazois
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	3,745 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km²
surface	349.44 km²
Communities	15th
INSEE code	5804

The canton of Châtillon-en-Bazois was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Château-Chinon (Ville) in the department of Nièvre and the region Bourgogne ; his main town was Châtillon-en-Bazois , representative in the General Council of the Department was last from 2001 to 2015, re-elected in 2008 Bernard Martin.

The canton was 349.44 km² and had (1999) 3,933 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 11 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 250 meters above sea ​​level , between 202 m in Montigny-sur-Canne and 396 m in Aunay-en-Bazois .

Communities

The canton consisted of 15 municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Achun	146 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58001	58110
Alluy	407 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58004	58110
Aunay-en-Bazois	237 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58017	58110
Bazolles	284 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58024	58110
Biches	314 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58030	58110
Brinay	158 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58040	58110
Châtillon-en-Bazois	937 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58065	58110
Chougny	84 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58076	58110
Dun-sur-Grandry	176 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58107	58110
Limanton	232 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58142	58290
Mont-et-Marré	176 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58175	58110
Montigny-sur-Canne	152 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58178	58340
Ougny	25 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58202	58110
Tamnay-en-Bazois	183 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58285	58110
Tintury	189 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58292	58110

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
5131	5582	5025	4572	4142	3933	3854