Canton of Mazières-en-Gâtine

Former canton of Mazières-en-Gâtine
region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
main place	Mazières-en-Gâtine
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	6,907 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km²
surface	206.68 km²
Communities	12
INSEE code	7915

The canton Mazières-en-Gâtine was a French canton in the Arrondissement Parthenay , in the Deux-Sèvres department and in the Poitou-Charentes region until 2015 ; its capital was Mazières-en-Gâtine . Jean-Marie Morisset ( UMP ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 1988 to 2015 .

geography

The canton Mazières-en-Gâtine was 206.68 km² and had 6,202 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of 30 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 203 meters above sea ​​level , between 80 meters in Saint-Georges-de-Noisné and 232 meters in Saint-Pardoux .

Communities

The canton consisted of twelve municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay	675 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79029	79420
La Boissière-en-Gâtine	238 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79040	79310
Clave	356 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79092	79420
Les Groseillers	55 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79139	79220
Mazières-en-Gâtine	993 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79172	79310
Saint-Georges-de-Noisne	722 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79253	79400
Saint-Lin	350 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79267	79420
Saint-Marc-la-Lande	356 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79271	79310
Saint-Pardoux	1,606 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79285	79310
Soutiers	271 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79318	79310
Verruyes	930 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79345	79310
Vouhé	382 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79354	79310