Canton of La Rochefoucauld
| Former canton of La Rochefoucauld |
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|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| main place | La Rochefoucauld |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 19,274 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 277.70 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 1622 |
The District of La Rochefoucauld was 2015 a French canton in the department of Charente and in the former region Poitou-Charentes . It included 16 parishes in the Angoulême arrondissement ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was La Rochefoucauld . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. Guy Branchut ( PS ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Department for the years 2001–2015 .
The canton of La Rochefoucauld was 277.70 km 2 and last had 19,274 inhabitants (as of 2012).
Communities
The canton consisted of 16 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agris | 836 (2013) | 18.74 | 45 inhabitants / km² | 16003 | 16110 |
| Brie | 4,253 (2013) | 34.05 | 125 inhabitants / km² | 16061 | 16590 |
| Bunzac | 471 (2013) | 13.32 | 35 inhabitants / km² | 16067 | 16110 |
| Chazelles | 1,525 (2013) | 25.8 | 59 inhabitants / km² | 16093 | 16380 |
| Coulgens | 515 (2013) | 11.7 | 44 inhabitants / km² | 16107 | 16560 |
| Jauldes | 772 (2013) | 25.59 | 30 inhabitants / km² | 16168 | 16560 |
| Marillac-le-Franc | 836 (2013) | 14.49 | 58 inhabitants / km² | 16209 | 16110 |
| Pranzac | 910 (2013) | 15.06 | 60 inhabitants / km² | 16269 | 16110 |
| Rancogne | 388 (2013) | 12.52 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 16274 | 16110 |
| Rivières | 1,927 (2013) | 21.54 | 89 inhabitants / km² | 16280 | 16110 |
| La Rochefoucauld | 2,859 (2013) | 7.21 | 397 inhabitants / km² | 16281 | 16110 |
| La Rochette | 541 (2013) | 10.99 | 49 inhabitants / km² | 16282 | 16110 |
| Saint-Projet-Saint-Constant | 1,094 (2013) | 16.94 | 65 inhabitants / km² | 16344 | 16110 |
| Taponnat fleurignac | 1,562 (2013) | 21.49 | 73 inhabitants / km² | 16379 | 16110 |
| Vilhonneur | 371 (2013) | 9.36 | 40 inhabitants / km² | 16406 | 16220 |
| Yvrac-et-Malleyrand | 523 (2013) | 18.9 | 28 inhabitants / km² | 16425 | 16110 |