Canton of Chef-Boutonne
| Former Canton of Chef-Boutonne |
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|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Niort |
| main place | Chef Boutonne |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 5,937 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 231.50 km² |
| Communities | 15th |
| INSEE code | 7910 |
The canton Chef-Boutonne was a French canton in the Arrondissement Niort , in the Deux-Sèvres department and in the Poitou-Charentes region until 2015 ; its main town was Chef-Boutonne . Jean-Claude Sillon ( DVG ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2001 to 2015 .
The canton was dissolved in March 2015 and added to the canton of Melle .
The Canton of Chef-Boutonne was 231.50 km² and had 5,896 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of around 25 inhabitants per km². It was on average 110 meters above sea level , between 66 meters in Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues and 171 meters in Gournay-Loizé .
Communities
The canton consisted of 15 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardilleux | 170 (2013) | 10.35 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 79011 | 79110 |
| Aubigné | 212 (2013) | 29.15 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 79018 | 79110 |
| La Bataille | 79 (2013) | 6.28 | 13 inhabitants / km² | 79027 | 79110 |
| Bouin | 140 (2013) | 8.33 | 17 inhabitants / km² | 79045 | 79110 |
| Chef Boutonne | 2,107 (2013) | 19.81 | 106 inhabitants / km² | 79083 | 79110 |
| Couture d'Argenson | 387 (2013) | 24.16 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 79106 | 79110 |
| Crézières | 48 (2013) | 4.25 | 11 inhabitants / km² | 79107 | 79110 |
| Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues | 604 (2013) | 15.11 | 40 inhabitants / km² | 79122 | 79110 |
| Gournay-Loizé | 605 (2013) | 23.23 | 26 inhabitants / km² | 79136 | 79110 |
| Hanc | 255 (2013) | 18.12 | 14 inhabitants / km² | 79140 | 79110 |
| Loubigné | 161 (2013) | 11.01 | 15 inhabitants / km² | 79153 | 79110 |
| Loubillé | 383 (2013) | 21.21 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 79154 | 79110 |
| Pioussay | 311 (2013) | 13.77 | 23 inhabitants / km² | 79211 | 79110 |
| Tillou | 318 (2013) | 10.04 | 32 inhabitants / km² | 79330 | 79110 |
| Villemain | 159 (2013) | 16.68 | 10 inhabitants / km² | 79349 | 79110 |