Canton of Loiron

Canton of Loiron
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Laval
main place	Loiron-Ruillé
Residents	17,084 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km²
surface	252.86 km²
Communities	14th
INSEE code	5313
Location of the canton of Loiron in the Mayenne department

The Canton Loiron is a French canton in the Arrondissement Laval , in Mayenne and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town is Loiron .

Communities

The canton consists of 14 municipalities with a total of 17,084 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​252.86 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Beaulieu-sur-Oudon	519	19.73	26th	53026	53320
Bourgon	640	20.97	31	53040	53410
La Brulatte	697	15.24	46	53045	53410
La Gravelle	546	6.23	88	53108	53410
Launay-Villiers	385	9.05	43	53129	53410
Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt	1,778	28.60	62	53039	53410
Le Genest-Saint-Isle	2.135	18.59	115	53103	53940
Loiron-Ruillé	2,667	39.86	67	53137	53320
Montjean	1,036	19.75	52	53158	53320
Olivet	417	9.97	42	53169	53410
Port-Brillet	1,801	8.10	222	53182	53410
Saint-Cyr-le-Gravelais	544	19.82	27	53209	53320
Saint-Ouën-des-Toits	1,749	21.26	82	53243	53410
Saint-Pierre-la-Cour	2,170	15.69	138	53247	53410
Canton of Loiron	17,084	252.86	68	5313	-

When the cantons were reorganized across the country in March 2015, the canton of Loiron remained unchanged. However, it had a different INSEE code than today, namely 5319.

Changes in the parish since the reorganization in 2015

2016: Fusion: Loiron and Ruillé-le-Gravelais → Loiron-Ruillé

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
11,915	11,697	12,378	13,507	13,964	14,368	15,985

history

The canton emerged in its current form in 1801 from the amalgamation of municipalities, which until then became the cantons of Connée (today Saint-Martin-de-Connée), Juvigné, Le Bourgneuf-la-Fôret, Loiron and Saint-Ouën-des-Toits belonged.