Canton of Lamure-sur-Azergues
| Former canton of Lamure-sur-Azergues |
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|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| main place | Lamure-sur-Azergues |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 6,698 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 180.84 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 6909 |
The canton of Lamure-sur-Azergues is a former French administrative unit in the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and in the Rhône department of the Rhône-Alpes region . Its main town was Lamure-sur-Azergues . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Denis Longin ( UDF ).
Communities
The canton comprised ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambost-Allières | 794 (2013) | 14.14 | 56 inhabitants / km² | 69037 | 69870 |
| Chénelette | 322 (2013) | 11.02 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 69054 | 69430 |
| Claveisolles | 649 (2013) | 28.33 | 23 inhabitants / km² | 69060 | 69870 |
| Grandris | 1,138 (2013) | 14.21 | 80 inhabitants / km² | 69093 | 69870 |
| Lamure-sur-Azergues | 1,040 (2013) | 15.61 | 67 inhabitants / km² | 69107 | 69870 |
| Poule-les-Écharmeaux | 1,102 (2013) | 31.23 | 35 inhabitants / km² | 69160 | 69870 |
| Ranchal | 309 (2013) | 15.14 | 20 inhabitants / km² | 69164 | 69470 |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Troncy | 301 (2013) | 15.65 | 19 inhabitants / km² | 69183 | 69870 |
| Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues | 735 (2013) | 24.23 | 30 inhabitants / km² | 69229 | 69870 |
| Thel | 326 (2013) | 10.27 | 32 inhabitants / km² | 69247 | 69470 |