from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Former
Canton of Ferney-Voltaire
|
|
region
|
Rhône-Alpes
|
|
Department
|
Ain
|
|
Arrondissement
|
Gex
|
|
main place
|
Ferney-Voltaire
|
| Dissolution date
|
March 29, 2015
|
|
Residents
|
40,677 (Jan. 1, 2012)
|
|
Population density
|
519 inhabitants / km²
|
|
surface
|
78.43 km²
|
|
Communities
|
8th
|
|
INSEE code
|
0113
|
The Canton of Ferney-Voltaire was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised eight parishes in the Arrondissement of Gex ; The main town was Ferney-Voltaire .
Residents
| Population development
|
| year
|
Residents
|
| 1962 |
5,355
|
| 1968 |
8,342
|
| 1975 |
15,304
|
| 1982 |
19,066
|
| 1990 |
25,239
|
| 1999 |
28,434
|
| 2006 |
32,795
|
| 2011 |
38.902
|
Communities
The following communities belonged to the canton:
| local community |
Population year
|
Area km²
|
Population density |
Code INSEE |
Post Code
|
| Ferney-Voltaire |
9,236 (2013)
|
4.78 |
1932 population / km² |
01160 |
01210
|
| Ornex |
4,276 (2013)
|
5.64 |
758 inhabitants / km² |
01281 |
01210
|
| Prévessin-Moëns |
7,560 (2013)
|
12.07 |
626 inhabitants / km² |
01313 |
01280
|
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly |
9,635 (2013)
|
9.77 |
986 inhabitants / km² |
01354 |
01630
|
| Sauverny |
1,059 (2013)
|
1.89 |
560 inhabitants / km² |
01397 |
01220
|
| Sergy |
2,028 (2013)
|
9.46 |
214 inhabitants / km² |
01401 |
01630
|
| Thoiry |
6,006 (2013)
|
28.93 |
208 inhabitants / km² |
01419 |
01710
|
| Versonnex |
2,157 (2013)
|
5.89 |
366 inhabitants / km² |
01435 |
01210
|
politics
| Representative in the conseil général des départements
|
| Term of office
|
Surname
|
Political party
|
| 2004-2011 |
Jocelyne Boch |
UMP
|
| 2011-2015 |
Jean-Paul Laurenson |
DVG
|
