Canton of Montbenoît
| Former canton of Montbenoît |
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|---|---|
| region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| main place | Montbenoît |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 7,062 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 198 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 2515 |
The Canton Montbenoît was 2015 a French canton in the department of Doubs and in the former region of Franche-Comte . It comprised 16 parishes in the Arrondissement of Pontarlier ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Montbenoît . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. Alain Marguet was the last representative in the conseil général des Départements from 1998 to 2015.