Canton of Morestel
| Canton of Morestel | |
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
| main place | Morestel |
| Residents | 38,418 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 111 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 345.56 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 3817 |
 Location of the canton of Morestel in the Isère department |
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Morestel is a canton in the La Tour-du-Pin arrondissement in the Isère département of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France . The main town is Morestel . Christian Rival ( UMP ) has been a representative in the conseil général des Départements since 1998 .
Communities
Since the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following 23 municipalities belong to the canton of Morestel:
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arandon Passins | 1,809 | 26.14 | 69 | 38297 | 38510 |
| Bouvesse-Quirieu | 1,512 | 17.51 | 86 | 38054 | 38390 |
| Brangues | 626 | 11.67 | 54 | 38055 | 38510 |
| Charette | 459 | 11.26 | 41 | 38083 | 38390 |
| Corbelin | 2,235 | 12.00 | 186 | 38124 | 38630 |
| Courtenay | 1,276 | 32.08 | 40 | 38135 | 38510 |
| Creys-Mépieu | 1,503 | 28.99 | 52 | 38139 | 38510 |
| La Balme-les-Grottes | 1,060 | 14.61 | 73 | 38026 | 38390 |
| Le Bouchage | 623 | 11.20 | 56 | 38050 | 38510 |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 7,739 | 41.56 | 186 | 38022 | 38630 |
| Montalieu-Vercieu | 3,368 | 8.66 | 389 | 38247 | 38390 |
| Morestel | 4,469 | 8.03 | 557 | 38261 | 38510 |
| Optevoz | 843 | 12.00 | 70 | 38282 | 38460 |
| Parmilieu | 709 | 12.83 | 55 | 38295 | 38390 |
| Porcieu-Amblagnieu | 1,766 | 15.80 | 112 | 38320 | 38390 |
| Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel | 627 | 5.38 | 117 | 38458 | 38510 |
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | 1,092 | 13.13 | 83 | 38465 | 38510 |
| Sermérieu | 1,668 | 17.14 | 97 | 38483 | 38510 |
| Soleymieu | 777 | 13.36 | 58 | 38494 | 38460 |
| Vasselin | 474 | 3.85 | 123 | 38525 | 38890 |
| Trust | 639 | 4.59 | 139 | 38539 | 38390 |
| Vézeronce-Curtin | 2.129 | 14.37 | 148 | 38543 | 38510 |
| Vignieu | 1,015 | 9.40 | 108 | 38546 | 38890 |
| Canton of Morestel | 38,418 | 345.56 | 111 | 3817 | - |
Until the reorganization, the canton of Morestel consisted of the 18 municipalities of Arandon , Les Avenières , Le Bouchage , Bouvesse-Quirieu , Brangues , Charette , Courtenay , Creys-Mépieu , Montalieu-Vercieu , Morestel , Passins , Porcieu-Amblagnieu , Saint-Sorlin-de -Morestel , Saint-Victor-de-Morestel , Sermérieu , Vasselin , Veyrins-Thuellin and Vézeronce-Curtin .
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2017: Merger of Arandon and Passins → Arandon-Passins
2016: Merger of Les Avenières and Veyrins-Thuellin → Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin