Canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir
| Former canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir |
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|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| main place | La Chartre-sur-le-Loir |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 6,700 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 157.75 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 7206 |
The Canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement La Fleche , in Sarthe and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was La Chartre-sur-le-Loir . Gérard Brault ( PCF ) was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2004 to 2015 .
Until the administrative reform of February 15, 2006, the canton belonged to the Arrondissement of Le Mans .
geography
The canton of La Chartre-sur-le-Loir was on average 63 meters above sea level , between 47 meters in Chahaignes and 154 meters in La Chapelle-Gaugain.
The canton was located in the southeast of the Sarthe department on the border with the Indre-et-Loire and Loir-et-Cher departments. It bordered the canton of Saint-Calais to the north, the canton of Le Grand-Lucé to the north-west and the canton of Château-du-Loir to the west and south-west.
Communities
The canton consisted of nine municipalities. These goods:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont-sur-Dême | 364 (2013) | 13.49 | 27 inhabitants / km² | 72027 | 72340 |
| Chahaignes | 740 (2013) | 22.83 | 32 inhabitants / km² | 72052 | 72340 |
| La Chapelle-Gaugain | 305 (2013) | 10.66 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 72063 | 72310 |
| La Chartre-sur-le-Loir | 1,460 (2013) | 8.3 | 176 inhabitants / km² | 72068 | 72340 |
| Lavenay | 350 (2013) | 7.7 | 45 inhabitants / km² | 72159 | 72310 |
| Lhomme | 860 (2013) | 18.32 | 47 inhabitants / km² | 72161 | 72340 |
| Marçon | 1,027 (2013) | 30.05 | 34 inhabitants / km² | 72183 | 72340 |
| Poncé-sur-le-Loir | 377 (2013) | 6.92 | 54 inhabitants / km² | 72240 | 72340 |
| Ruillé-sur-Loir | 1,191 (2013) | 39.48 | 30 inhabitants / km² | 72262 | 72340 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7628 | 7405 | 7067 | 7177 | 6925 | 6838 | 6912 |
partnership
The canton of La Chartre has had a town partnership with the Lower Saxon town of Syke since 1973 .