Canton of Lavelanet
| Former canton of Lavelanet |
|
|---|---|
| region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| main place | Lavelanet |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 12,590 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 286.09 km² |
| Communities | 21st |
| INSEE code | 0907 |
The Canton Lavelanet was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ariege and in the region of Midi-Pyrénées . It comprised 21 parishes in the Foix arrondissement , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Lavelanet . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.
geography
The canton was the most populous in the Arrondissement of Foix ; the highest point was at 2365 m in the municipality of Montségur .
Communities
The canton consisted of 21 municipalities:
| local community | Population (as of 2017) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aiguillon | 429 | 09300 | 09003 |
| Bélesta | 1064 | 09300 | 09047 |
| Bénaix | 147 | 09300 | 09051 |
| Carla-de-Roquefort | 169 | 09300 | 09080 |
| Dreuilhe | 355 | 09300 | 09106 |
| Fougax-et-Barrineuf | 436 | 09300 | 09125 |
| Ilhat | 111 | 09300 | 09142 |
| Lavelanet | 6137 | 09300 | 09160 |
| Lesparrou | 232 | 09300 | 09165 |
| Leychert | 99 | 09300 | 09166 |
| Lieurac | 190 | 09300 | 09168 |
| Montferrier | 495 | 09300 | 09206 |
| Montségur | 119 | 09300 | 09211 |
| Rolling | 136 | 09300 | 09215 |
| Péreille | 210 | 09300 | 09227 |
| Raissac | 48 | 09300 | 09242 |
| Roquefixade | 149 | 09300 | 09249 |
| Roquefort-les-Cascades | 91 | 09300 | 09250 |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives | 387 | 09300 | 09262 |
| Sautel | 109 | 09300 | 09281 |
| Villeneuve-d'Olmes | 989 | 09300 | 09336 |