Canton of Laignes
| Former canton of Laignes |
|
|---|---|
| region | Burgundy |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| main place | Laignes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 3,132 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 366.61 km² |
| Communities | 21st |
| INSEE code | 2118 |
The canton of Laignes was a French constituency in the arrondissement of Montbard , in the department of Côte-d'Or and in the region of Burgundy until 2015 ; its main town was Laignes , the last representative in the General Council of the Département was Jean-Paul Noret from 2001 to 2015.
The canton was 366.61 km² and had (1999) 3,328 inhabitants. It was on average at 261 meters above sea level , between 181 m in Molesme and 362 m in Étais .
Communities
The canton consisted of 21 municipalities:
| local community | Population (as of 1999) | Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balot | 93 | 21330 | 21044 |
| Bissey-la-Pierre | 86 | 21330 | 21078 |
| Bouix | 187 | 21330 | 21093 |
| Cérilly | 242 | 21330 | 21125 |
| Channay | 76 | 21330 | 21143 |
| Etais | 87 | 21500 | 21252 |
| Fontaines-les-Sèches | 50 | 21330 | 21279 |
| Griselles | 84 | 21330 | 21309 |
| Laignes | 881 | 21330 | 21336 |
| Larrey | 67 | 21330 | 21343 |
| Marcenay | 116 | 21330 | 21378 |
| Molesme | 225 | 21330 | 21419 |
| Nesle-et-Massoult | 101 | 21330 | 21451 |
| Nicey | 145 | 21330 | 21454 |
| Planay | 77 | 21500 | 21484 |
| Poinçon-lès-Larrey | 196 | 21330 | 21488 |
| Puits | 136 | 21400 | 21511 |
| Savoisy | 246 | 21500 | 21594 |
| Verdon | 84 | 21330 | 21664 |
| Vertault | 51 | 21330 | 21671 |
| Villedieu | 98 | 21330 | 21693 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,909 | 4,250 | 3,886 | 3.714 | 3,347 | 3,328 |