Canton of Douvaine
| Former Canton of Douvaine |
|
|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
| main place | Douvaine |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 27,329 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 215 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 127.05 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 7412 |
The canton of Douvaine was a French canton in the Haute-Savoie department until 2015 . It bordered on Lake Geneva and comprised 14 municipalities ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Douvaine . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Jean Neury.
Communities
The following municipalities belonged to the canton:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball season | 1,460 (2013) | 13.3 | 110 inhabitants / km² | 74025 | 74140 |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 5,235 (2013) | 19.1 | 274 inhabitants / km² | 74043 | 74890 |
| Brenthonne | 940 (2013) | 8.4 | 112 inhabitants / km² | 74048 | 74890 |
| Chens-sur-Léman | 2,122 (2013) | 10.9 | 195 inhabitants / km² | 74070 | 74140 |
| Douvaine | 5,302 (2013) | 10.5 | 505 inhabitants / km² | 74105 | 74140 |
| Excenevex | 1,113 (2013) | 6.7 | 166 inhabitants / km² | 74121 | 74140 |
| Fessy | 830 (2013) | 8.5 | 98 inhabitants / km² | 74126 | 74890 |
| Loisin | 1,458 (2013) | 7.9 | 185 inhabitants / km² | 74150 | 74140 |
| Lully | 684 (2013) | 4.9 | 140 inhabitants / km² | 74156 | 74890 |
| Massongy | 1,598 (2013) | 9.8 | 163 inhabitants / km² | 74171 | 74140 |
| Messery | 2,153 (2013) | 9.2 | 234 inhabitants / km² | 74180 | 74140 |
| Nernier | 476 (2013) | 1.8 | 264 inhabitants / km² | 74199 | 74140 |
| Veigy-Foncenex | 3,483 (2013) | 13.0 | 268 inhabitants / km² | 74293 | 74140 |
| Yvoire | 901 (2013) | 3.1 | 291 inhabitants / km² | 74315 | 74140 |