Canton of La Vistrenque
| Former canton of La Vistrenque |
|
|---|---|
| region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Gard |
| Arrondissement | Nîmes |
| main place | Bouillargues |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 23,674 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 268 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 88.24 km² |
| Communities | 6th |
| INSEE code | 3045 |
The French canton of La Vistrenque was a canton in the Gard department and in the Nîmes arrondissement . Its main town was Bouillargues and it was dissolved in 2015 as part of a nationwide reorganization of the cantons. It was one of the very few French cantons whose name did not correspond to their main town.
Communities
The canton consisted of five municipalities and a small part of the city of Nîmes (shown below with the total number of inhabitants):
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillargues | 6,265 (2013) | 15.77 | 397 inhabitants / km² | 30047 | 30230 |
| Caissargues | 3,886 (2013) | 8.02 | 485 inhabitants / km² | 30060 | 30132 |
| Garons | 4,687 (2013) | 12.28 | 382 inhabitants / km² | 30125 | 30128 |
| Milhaud | 5,755 (2013) | 18.25 | 315 inhabitants / km² | 30169 | 30540 |
| Rodilhan | 2,947 (2013) | 4.69 | 628 inhabitants / km² | 30356 | 30230 |
| Nîmes | 150,564 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 30189 | 30000 |