Canton of Mezieres-sur-Issoire
| Former canton of Mézières-sur-Issoire |
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|---|---|
| region | Limousin |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Bellac |
| main place | Mezieres-sur-Issoire |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 3,598 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 260.05 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 8716 |
The canton of Mézières-sur-Issoire was until 2015 a French constituency in the arrondissement of Bellac , in the department of Haute-Vienne and in the region of Limousin ; its main town was Mézières-sur-Issoire . Jean-Claude Bonnet ( non-party ) was the last representative on the Department's General Council from 2001 to 2015 (last re-elected in 2008 ).
The canton of Mézières-sur-Issoire was 260.05 km² and had 3,671 inhabitants (as of 1999), which corresponded to a population density of around 14 inhabitants per km². It was on average 265 meters above sea level , between 122 meters in Bussière-Poitevine and 492 meters in Montrol-Sénard .
Communities
The canton consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussière-Boffy | 330 (2013) | 27.44 | 12 inhabitants / km² | 87026 | 87330 |
| Bussière-Poitevine | 890 (2013) | 41.71 | 21 inhabitants / km² | 87028 | 87330 |
| Gajoubert | 171 (2013) | 14.11 | 12 inhabitants / km² | 87069 | 87330 |
| Mezieres-sur-Issoire | 803 (2013) | 44.16 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 87097 | 87330 |
| Montrol-Senard | 255 (2013) | 27.17 | 9 inhabitants / km² | 87100 | 87330 |
| Mortemart | 114 (2013) | 3.6 | 32 inhabitants / km² | 87101 | 87330 |
| Nouic | 510 (2013) | 35.95 | 14 inhabitants / km² | 87108 | 87330 |
| Saint-Barbant | 368 (2013) | 42.47 | 9 inhabitants / km² | 87136 | 87330 |
| Saint-Martial-sur-Isop | 135 (2013) | 23.44 | 6 inhabitants / km² | 87163 | 87330 |