Izernore Canton

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Former
canton of Izernore
region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Nantua
main place Izernore
Dissolution date March 29, 2015
Residents 5,804 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km²
surface 128.09 km²
Communities 10
INSEE code 0116

The Canton Izernore was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It included ten parishes in the Arrondissement of Nantua ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Izernore .

Residents

Population development
year Residents
1962 1,898
1968 2.126
1975 2,284
1982 2,908
1990 3,550
1999 4,519
2006 5,588
2011 5,808

Communities

The following communities belonged to the canton:

local community Population year Area km² Population density Code INSEE Post Code
Bolozon 90 (2013) 4.9 18 inhabitants / km² 01051 01450
Ceignes 262 (2013) 10.0 26 inhabitants / km² 01067 01430
Izernore 2,312 (2013) 20.9 111 inhabitants / km² 01192 01580
Leyssard 149 (2013) 9.6 16 inhabitants / km² 01214 01450
Matafelon-Granges 651 (2013) 21.5 30 inhabitants / km² 01240 01580
Nurieux-Volognat 1,025 (2013) 19.3 53 inhabitants / km² 01267 01460
Peyriat 176 (2013) 5.9 30 inhabitants / km² 01293 01430
Samognat 677 (2013) 14.0 48 inhabitants / km² 01392 01580
Serrières-sur-Ain 125 (2013) 8.2 15 inhabitants / km² 01404 01450
Sonthonnax-la-Montagne 320 (2013) 14.1 23 inhabitants / km² 01410 01580

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office Surname Political party
1833-1845 Jules F.-E. Laguette de Mornay -
1845-1848 Claude Joseph Tacon -
1848-1874 Jules Laguette de Mornay -
1874-1896 Jean-Baptiste Roset -
1896-1919 François Gardaz -
1919-1936 François Béroud -
1936-1969 Jules Donier -
1969-1982 Henri Massonnet -
1982-2001 Michel Carminati -
2001-2008 Laurence Jeanneret-Nguyen UDF
2008-2015 Mario Borroni DVG