Canton of Chailland

Former canton of Chailland
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
main place	Chailland
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	10,074 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km²
surface	285.42 km²
Communities	9
INSEE code	5305

The Canton Chailland was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Laval , in Mayenne and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Chailland . Claude Tarlevé ( DVD ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2011 to 2015 .

geography

The canton of Chailland was on average 156 meters above sea level, between 52 meters in Andouillé and 224 meters in Juvigné.

The canton was in the west of the Mayenne department. It bordered the canton Ernée in the north, the canton Mayenne-Ouest in the northeast, the canton Mayenne-Est in the east, the canton Argentré in the southeast, the cantons Laval-Nord-Est and Loiron in the south and the west the Ille-et-Vilaine department.

Communities

The canton consisted of nine municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Andouille	2,256 (2013)	36.54	62 inhabitants / km²	53005	53240
La Baconnière	1,773 (2013)	27.36	65 inhabitants / km²	53015	53240
La Bigottière	493 (2013)	18.40	27 inhabitants / km²	53031	53240
Chailland	1,237 (2013)	35.48	35 inhabitants / km²	53048	53420
La Croixille	691 (2013)	19.91	35 inhabitants / km²	53086	53380
Juvigné	1,486 (2013)	62.16	24 inhabitants / km²	53123	53380
Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume	476 (2013)	13.23	36 inhabitants / km²	53225	53240
Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine	837 (2013)	31.06	27 inhabitants / km²	53226	53380
Saint-Pierre-des-Landes	941 (2013)	40.90	23 inhabitants / km²	53245	53500

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
9,736	9.091	8,540	8,447	8,454	8,605	9,509	9,929