Canton of Fours
| Former Canton of Fours |
|
|---|---|
| region | Burgundy |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) |
| main place | Fours |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,458 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 256.08 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 5811 |
The Canton Fours was 2015 a French constituency in the district of Château-Chinon (Ville) , in the Nièvre department and in the region of Burgundy ; his main town was Fours , Gérard Genty was the representative in the General Council of the Département from 1995 to 2011, followed by Michel Mulot.
The canton was 256.08 km² and had 4,700 inhabitants (as of 2006).
Communities
The canton consisted of ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercy-la-Tour | 1,861 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58046 | 58340 |
| Charrin | 599 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58060 | 58300 |
| Fours | 685 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58118 | 58250 |
| Montambert | 139 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58172 | 58250 |
| La Nocle-Maulaix | 294 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58195 | 58250 |
| Saint-Gratien-Savigny | 110 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58243 | 58340 |
| Saint-Hilaire-Fontaine | 185 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58245 | 58300 |
| Saint-Seine | 225 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58268 | 58250 |
| Ternant | 220 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58289 | 58250 |
| Thaix | 63 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58290 | 58250 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5538 | 5757 | 5714 | 5532 | 5078 | 4795 | 4700 |