Canton of Issoire

Canton of Issoire
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
main place	Issoire
Residents	21,077 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	187 inhabitants / km²
surface	112.62 km²
Communities	10
INSEE code	6318
Location of the canton of Issoire in the Puy-de-Dôme department

The Canton of Issoire is a French constituency in the Arrondissement Issoire in the Puy-de-Dôme and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; its main town is Issoire , and Robert Chabaud has been a representative in the General Council of the département since 2004.

Communities

Since the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following ten municipalities have belonged to the canton:

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Aulhat Flat	911	12.78	71	63160	63500
Brenat	622	8.83	70	63051	63500
Issoire	14,822	19.69	753	63178	63500
Le Broc	679	17.45	39	63054	63500
Meilhaud	496	4.47	111	63222	63320
Orbeil	841	9.65	87	63261	63500
Pardines	279	5.18	54	63268	63500
Perrier	888	6.37	139	63275	63500
Saint-Babel	944	19.31	49	63321	63500
Saint-Yvoine	595	8.89	67	63404	63500
Canton of Issoire	21,077	112.62	187	6318	-

Until the reorganization, the canton consisted of the 16 municipalities: Aulhat-Saint-Privat , Bergonne , Le Broc , Coudes , Flat , Issoire , Meilhaud , Montpeyroux , Orbeil , Pardines , Perrier , Saint-Babel , Saint-Yvoine , Sauvagnat-Sainte- Marthe , Solignat and Vodable .

Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons

2016: Merger of Aulhat-Saint-Privat and Flat → Aulhat-Flat

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009
15,906	17,758	19,541	20.096	20,213	20,736	22,185