Canton of Homécourt

Former canton of Homécourt
region	Lorraine
Department	Meurthe-et-Moselle
Arrondissement	Briey
main place	Home decor
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	16,693 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	243 inhabitants / km²
surface	68.65 km²
Communities	9
INSEE code	5431

The Canton Homécourt was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement of Briey , in Meurthe-et-Moselle and the region Lorraine ; its main town was Homécourt . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Jean-Pierre Minella ( PCF ) from 1985 to 2015 .

The canton Homécourt was 68.65 km² and had 17,122 inhabitants (as of 1999), which corresponded to a population density of 249 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 222 meters above sea ​​level , between 175 m in Homécourt and 328 m in Saint-Ail .

location

The canton was in the northern half of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.

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  Location of the canton of Homécourt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

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  Location of the canton of Homécourt in the Arrondissement of Briey

Communities

The canton consisted of nine municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Auboué	2,536 (2013)	4.54	559 inhabitants / km²	54028	54580
Batilly	1,221 (2013)	6.37	192 inhabitants / km²	54051	54980
Hatrize	772 (2013)	7.4	104 inhabitants / km²	54253	54800
Home decor	6,163 (2013)	4.44	1388 inhabitants / km²	54263	54310
Jouaville	322 (2013)	11.32	28 inhabitants / km²	54283	54800
Moineville	1,105 (2013)	8.12	136 inhabitants / km²	54371	54580
Moutiers	1,614 (2013)	6.82	237 inhabitants / km²	54391	54660
Saint-Ail	435 (2013)	7.38	59 inhabitants / km²	54469	54580
Valleroy	2,375 (2013)	12.26	194 inhabitants / km²	54542	54910

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
22,676	23,573	21,760	19,568	17,900	17.122	17,159	16,693