Canton of Olliergues

Former canton of Olliergues
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Ambert
main place	Olliergues
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	2,788 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km²
surface	106.75 km²
Communities	6th
INSEE code	6327

The canton Olliergues was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Ambert in the Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Yves Fournet-Fayard was the last representative in the General Council of the Department from 1988 to 2015.

history

The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 in the course of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "District Ambert". With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of the then Arrondissement of Ambert. From September 10, 1926 to June 1, 1942, the canton was part of the Thiers arrondissement .

See also: History of the Puy-de-Dôme department and History of the Ambert district

geography

The canton bordered in the north on the canton Courpière in the Arrondissement Thiers , in the east on the canton Saint-Georges-en-Couzan in the arrondissement Montbrison in the Loire department , in the south on the cantons Ambert , Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine and Cunlhat and im West to the canton of Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne in the Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand .

Communities

The canton last consisted of six municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Le Brugeron	250 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	63057	63880
Marat	838 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	63207	63480
Olliergues	725 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	63258	63880
Saint-Gervais-sous-Meymont	260 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	63355	63880
Saint-Pierre-la-Bourlhonne	127 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	63384	63480
Vertolaye	554 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	63454	63480