Canton of Montchanin
| Former canton of Montchanin |
|
|---|---|
| region | Burgundy |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| main place | Montchanin |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 9,447 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 160 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 59.22 km² |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 7133 |
The canton of Montchanin was a French constituency in the arrondissement Chalon-sur-Saône in the Saône-et-Loire department and in the Burgundy region until 2015 ; its main town was Montchanin . Jean-Yves Vernochet ( PS ) was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2008 to 2015 . The canton was 59.22 km² and had 9,537 inhabitants (1999), which corresponded to a population density of 161 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 319 meters above sea level , between 252 m in Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune and 442 m in Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay .
Communities
The canton consisted of five municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écuisses | 1,706 (2013) | 13.38 | 128 inhabitants / km² | 71187 | 71210 |
| Montchanin | 5,226 (2013) | 7.82 | 668 inhabitants / km² | 71310 | 71210 |
| Saint-Eusèbe | 1,141 (2013) | 21.21 | 54 inhabitants / km² | 71412 | 71210 |
| Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune | 246 (2013) | 5.32 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 71435 | 71210 |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay | 1,053 (2013) | 11.49 | 92 inhabitants / km² | 71436 | 71210 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,298 | 10,613 | 10.172 | 10,070 | 9,890 | 9,537 | 9,568 | 9,478 |