Canton of Meyzieu
| Former Canton of Meyzieu |
|
|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| main place | Meyzieu |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 57,027 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 483 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 118.16 km² |
| Communities | 7th |
| INSEE code | 6937 |
The canton of Meyzieu was a French canton in the arrondissement of Lyon in the Rhône department of the Rhône-Alpes region until 2015 . The main town was Meyzieu . It was abolished when, on the territory of the municipalities of Meyzieu and Jonage, the Métropole de Lyon replaced the Département Rhône as the higher regional authority at the turn of the year 2014/2015 and the cantons lost their function as constituencies. The remaining five municipalities were assigned to the Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône . The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Michel Forissier ( UMP ), he succeeded Odette Garbrecht ( PS ).
Communities
The canton comprised seven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombier-Saugnieu | 2,505 (2013) | 27.62 | 91 inhabitants / km² | 69299 | 69124 |
| Jonage | 5,843 (2013) | 12.11 | 482 inhabitants / km² | 69279 | 69330 |
| Jons | 1,389 (2013) | 7.41 | 187 inhabitants / km² | 69280 | 69330 |
| Meyzieu | 31,438 (2013) | 23.01 | 1366 inhabitants / km² | 69282 | 69330 |
| Pusignan | 3,756 (2013) | 13.04 | 288 inhabitants / km² | 69285 | 69330 |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure | 6,818 (2013) | 16.34 | 417 inhabitants / km² | 69287 | 69720 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure | 5,361 (2013) | 18.63 | 288 inhabitants / km² | 69288 | 69720 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordonnance n ° 2014-1539 du 19 December 2014 relative à l'élection des conseillers métropolitains de Lyon published in JORF and in Légifrance (French)