Canton of Coutras
| Former canton of Coutras |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| main place | Coutras |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 23,041 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 122 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 189.38 km² |
| Communities | 12 |
| INSEE code | 3322 |
The canton of Coutras was a French canton in the arrondissement Libourne in the Gironde department and in the Aquitaine region until 2015 ; its main town was Coutras . Pierre Barrau ( PS ) was the representative in the General Council of the Département from 1994 to 2013 . He was followed by Michelle Lacoste (also PS).
geography
The canton was 189.38 km² and had 21,021 inhabitants (2006), which corresponded to a population density of 111 inhabitants per km². On average it was 45 meters above sea level , between 4 m in Coutras and 113 m in Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle .
Communities
The canton comprised twelve municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abzac | 1,893 (2013) | 13.44 | 141 inhabitants / km² | 33001 | 33230 |
| Camps-sur-l'Isle | 577 (2013) | 3.02 | 191 inhabitants / km² | 33088 | 33660 |
| Chamadelle | 690 (2013) | 15.35 | 45 inhabitants / km² | 33124 | 33230 |
| Coutras | 8,276 (2013) | 33.69 | 246 inhabitants / km² | 33138 | 33230 |
| Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures | 2,183 (2013) | 17.16 | 127 inhabitants / km² | 33154 | 33230 |
| Le Fieu | 517 (2013) | 14.67 | 35 inhabitants / km² | 33166 | 33230 |
| Les peintures | 1,562 (2013) | 13.13 | 119 inhabitants / km² | 33315 | 33230 |
| Porchères | 912 (2013) | 13.19 | 69 inhabitants / km² | 33332 | 33660 |
| Saint-Antoine-sur-l'Isle | 568 (2013) | 10.4 | 55 inhabitants / km² | 33373 | 33660 |
| Saint-Christophe-de-Double | 680 (2013) | 36.13 | 19 inhabitants / km² | 33385 | 33230 |
| Saint-Médard-de-Guizières | 2,392 (2013) | 10.37 | 231 inhabitants / km² | 33447 | 33230 |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 3,096 (2013) | 8.83 | 351 inhabitants / km² | 33478 | 33660 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,940 | 16,804 | 17,046 | 17,826 | 18,346 | 19,224 | 21,021 | 22,971 |