Canton of Mussidan
| Former Canton of Mussidan |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| main place | Mussidan |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 9,526 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 179.55 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 2424 |
The canton of Mussidan was a French canton in the Arrondissement Périgueux , in the Dordogne department and in the Aquitaine region until 2015 ; his main town was Mussidan , representative in the General Council of the Département was last from 1994 to 2015, re-elected in 2008, Roland Laurière.
geography
The canton was 179.55 km² and had (2006) 9,059 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 50 inhabitants per km². On average, it was 70 meters above sea level , between 31 m in Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes and 186 m in Sourzac .
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaupouyet | 493 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24029 | 24400 |
| Bourgnac | 338 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24059 | 24400 |
| Mussidan | 2,847 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24299 | 24400 |
| Saint-Etienne-de-Puycorbier | 116 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24399 | 24400 |
| Saint-Front-de-Pradoux | 1,161 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24409 | 24400 |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Hommes | 1,048 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24436 | 24400 |
| Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle | 278 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24444 | 24400 |
| Saint-Martin-l'Astier | 137 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24457 | 24400 |
| Saint-Médard-de-Mussidan | 1,753 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24462 | 24400 |
| Saint-Michel-de-Double | 253 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24465 | 24400 |
| Sourzac | 1,107 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 24543 | 24400 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8152 | 8649 | 9090 | 9243 | 9048 | 8706 |