Canton Moncontour (Vienne)
| Former Canton of Moncontour |
|
|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| main place | Moncontour |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,651 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 226.99 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 8616 |
The Canton Moncontour was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Châtellerault in the department of Vienne and the region Poitou-Charentes ; its main town was Moncontour . His representative in the General Council of the Département was Edouard Renaud ( UDI ) from 2004 to 2015 .
geography
The canton was in the northwest of the Vienne department. In the west it borders on the Deux-Sèvres department , in the north on the canton Loudun , in the east on the canton Monts-sur-Guesnes and in the south on the canton Mirebeau . It was on average 92 meters above sea level , between 51 m in Moncontour and 142 m in Craon .
Communities
The canton comprised ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angliers | 642 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86005 |
| Aulnay | 101 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86013 |
| La Chaussée | 195 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86069 |
| Craon | 188 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86110 | 86087 |
| La Grimaudière | 376 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86108 |
| Martaize | 394 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86149 |
| Mazeuil | 217 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86110 | 86154 |
| Moncontour | 975 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86161 |
| Saint Clair | 203 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86218 |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sauves | 1353 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 86330 | 86225 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,401 | 5,792 | 5,330 | 5.132 | 4,914 | 4,681 | 4,658 |