Canton of Décines-Charpieu
| Former Canton of Décines-Charpieu |
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|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| main place | Décines-Charpieu |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 48,067 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 867 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 55.42 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 6944 |
The Canton Décines-Charpieu was a 2015 French canton in the arrondissement of Lyon in the department of Rhone region Rhône-Alpes , its main town was Décines-Charpieu . It was abolished when the Métropole de Lyon replaced the Département Rhône as the superordinate regional authority in two of the three member municipalities and the cantons lost their function as constituencies. The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Jérôme Sturla ( PS ), followed by Jacques Paoli ( UMP ).
Communities
The canton consisted of three municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassieu | 9,837 (2013) | 11.57 | 850 inhabitants / km² | 69271 | 69680 |
| Décines-Charpieu | 26,826 (2013) | 17.01 | 1577 inhabitants / km² | 69275 | 69150 |
| Genas | 12,341 (2013) | 23.84 | 518 inhabitants / km² | 69277 | 69740 |