Canton of Chabanais
| Former canton of Chabanais |
|
|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| main place | Chabanais |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 7,885 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 234.51 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 1609 |
The Canton of Chabanais was 2015 a French canton in the department of Charente and in the former region Poitou-Charentes . It comprised eleven parishes in the Arrondissement Confolens ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Chabanais . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Jean-Marie Judde for the years 2001–2015.
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabanais | 1763 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16070 |
| Chabrac | 567 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16071 |
| Chassenon | 870 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16086 |
| Chirac | 753 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16100 |
| Etagnac | 935 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16132 |
| Exideuil | 1042 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16134 |
| La Péruse | 504 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16270 | 16259 |
| Pressignac | 394 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16270 |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente | 198 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16150 | 16345 |
| Saulgond | 505 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16420 | 16363 |
| Suris | 264 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16270 | 16376 |