Canton of La Tour-d'Auvergne
| Former canton of La Tour-d'Auvergne |
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|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| main place | La Tour d'Auvergne |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 2,527 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 277.58 km² |
| Communities | 8th |
| INSEE code | 6321 |
The canton of La Tour-d'Auvergne was a French canton in the Arrondissement of Issoire , in the department of Puy-de-Dôme and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes until 2015 ; its main town was La Tour-d'Auvergne . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was François Marion from 1998 to 2015.
The canton of La Tour-d'Auvergne was 277.58 km² and had (2006) 2631 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 9 inhabitants per km². It was on average 990 meters above sea level, between 594 meters in Trémouille-Saint-Loup and 1883 meters in Chastreix .
Communities
The canton consisted of eight municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnols | 475 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63028 | 63810 |
| Chastreix | 236 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63098 | 63680 |
| Cros | 173 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63129 | 63810 |
| La Tour d'Auvergne | 653 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63192 | 63680 |
| Picherande | 355 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63279 | 63113 |
| Saint Donat | 252 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63336 | 63680 |
| Saint-Genès-Champespe | 226 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63346 | 63850 |
| Trémouille-Saint-Loup | 132 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63437 | 63810 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4519 | 4950 | 4252 | 3918 | 3348 | 2820 | 2631 |