Craon Canton

Former canton of Craon
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
main place	Craon
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	9,823 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	46 inhabitants / km²
surface	213.66 km²
Communities	13
INSEE code	5309

The canton Craon was a French canton in the arrondissement of Château-Gontier , in the department of Mayenne and in the region of Pays de la Loire until 2015 ; its main town was Craon .

The canton Craon was 213.66 km² and had (2006) 9814 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 46 inhabitants per km². It was on average 72 meters above sea level, between 30 meters in Chérancé and 107 meters in La Selle-Craonnaise .

Communities

The canton consisted of 13 municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Athée	507 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53012	53400
La Boissière	127 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53033	53800
Bouchamps-lès-Craon	560 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53035	53800
Chérancé	164 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53068	53400
Craon	4,481 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53084	53400
Denazé	153 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53090	53400
Livré-la-Touche	750 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53135	53400
Mée	211 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53148	53400
Niafles	340 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53165	53400
Pommerieux	692 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53180	53400
Saint-Martin-du-Limet	470 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53240	53800
Saint-Quentin-les-Anges	408 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53251	53400
La Selle-Craonnaise	939 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	53258	53800

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
9,576	10.305	10,008	9,977	9,867	9,671	9,814