Canton of Chirac
| Canton of Chirac | |
|---|---|
| region | Occitania |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| main place | Bourgs sur Colagne |
| Residents | 6,909 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 239.34 km² |
| Communities | 12 |
| INSEE code | 4803 |
 Location of the canton of Chirac in the Lozère department |
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The canton of Chirac is a French administrative unit in the Arrondissement of Mende in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region ; its main town is Bourgs sur Colagne .
Communities
The canton consists of 12 municipalities with a total of 6,909 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 239.34 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsièges | 549 | 32.88 | 17th | 48016 | 48000 |
| Barjac | 751 | 29.92 | 25th | 48018 | 48000 |
| Bourgs sur Colagne | 2.137 | 53.09 | 40 | 48099 | 48100 |
| Cultures | 165 | 3.96 | 42 | 48055 | 48230 |
| Esclanèdes | 392 | 12.51 | 31 | 48056 | 48230 |
| Gabrias | 152 | 20.65 | 7th | 48068 | 48100 |
| Grèzes | 224 | 16.21 | 14th | 48072 | 48100 |
| Les Salelles | 164 | 10.62 | 15th | 48185 | 48230 |
| Montrodat | 1,236 | 20.65 | 60 | 48103 | 48100 |
| Palhers | 182 | 8.59 | 21st | 48107 | 48100 |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac | 68 | 7.68 | 9 | 48138 | 48100 |
| Saint-Germain-du-part | 889 | 22.58 | 39 | 48156 | 48340 |
| Canton of Chirac | 6,909 | 239.34 | 29 | 4803 | - |
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2016: Chirac and Le Monastier-Pin-Moriès → Bourgs sur Colagne merge