Canton of L'Isle-Jourdain (Vienne)
| Former canton of L'Isle-Jourdain | |
|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes | 
| Department | Vienne | 
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | 
| main place | L'Isle-Jourdain | 
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 | 
| Residents | 4,837 (Jan 1, 2012) | 
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km² | 
| surface | 339.81 km² | 
| Communities | 10 | 
| INSEE code | 8609 | 
The canton of L'Isle-Jourdain was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Montmorillon , in the department of Vienne and the region Poitou-Charentes ; its main town was L'Isle-Jourdain . His representative in the General Council was last from 1994 to 2015, last re-elected in 2008, Jean-Claude Cubaux ( PS ).
geography
The canton was in the south of the Vienne department. In the west it bordered the cantons of Availles-Limouzine and Gençay , in the north on the cantons of Lussac-les-Châteaux and Montmorillon , in the east on the Haute-Vienne department and in the south on the Charente department . It was on average 169 meters above sea level , between 72 m in Queaux and 232 m in Adriers .
Communities
The canton consisted of ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriers | 726 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86001 | 86430 | 
| Asnières-sur-Blour | 175 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86011 | 86430 | 
| L'Isle-Jourdain | 1,161 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86112 | 86150 | 
| Luchapt | 275 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86138 | 86430 | 
| Millac | 489 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86159 | 86150 | 
| Moussac | 456 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86171 | 86150 | 
| Mouterre-sur-Blourde | 172 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86172 | 86430 | 
| Nérignac | 126 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86176 | 86150 | 
| Queaux | 504 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86203 | 86150 | 
| Le Vigeant | 698 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86289 | 86150 | 
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8097 | 7573 | 6786 | 6214 | 5490 | 5328 | 5179 | 
