Canton of Moncoutant

Former Canton of Moncoutant
region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement	Parthenay
main place	Moncoutant
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	11,021 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	48 inhabitants / km²
surface	230.61 km²
Communities	12
INSEE code	7918

The Canton Moncoutant was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Parthenay , in Deux-Sevres and in the region of Poitou-Charentes ; its main town was Moncoutant . Jean-Louis Potiron ( DVD ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 1998 to 2015 .

geography

The canton of Moncoutant was 230.61 km² in size and had 10,556 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of around 46 inhabitants per km². It was on average 196 meters above sea ​​level , between 118 and 262 meters. The highest and lowest elevations were respectively in Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine .

Communities

The canton consisted of twelve municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
L'Absie	979 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79001	79240
Le Breuil-Bernard	498 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79051	79320
Chanteloup	1,006 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79069	79320
La Chapelle-Saint-Etienne	323 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79075	79240
La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent	1,928 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79076	79430
Clessé	969 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79094	79350
Largeasse	724 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79147	79240
Moncoutant	3,159 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79179	79320
Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle	602 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79188	79320
Pugny	229 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79222	79320
Saint-Paul-en-Gâtine	464 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79286	79240
Trays	138 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	79332	79240