Canton of Oyonnax
| Canton of Oyonnax | |
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Nantua |
| Centralisateur bureau | Oyonnax |
| Residents | 25,794 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 431 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 59.86 km² |
| Communities | 2 |
| INSEE code | 0115 |
 Location of the canton of Oyonnax in the Ain department |
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The Canton of Oyonnax is a French canton in the Arrondissement Nantua , in the department of Ain and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The term describes both a historical canton and today's administrative unit. The historic canton emerged in the course of the French Revolution in 1793 and existed for almost 200 years until it was divided into the cantons of Oyonnax-Nord and Oyonnax-Sud in 1982 . The nationwide reorganization of the cantons in March 2015 created an undivided canton of Oyonnax again. In addition to the municipality of Oyonnax, it also includes the municipality of Arbent .
Communities
The canton consists of 2 municipalities with a total of 25,794 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on a total area of 59.86 km².
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbent | 3,367 | 23.49 | 143 | 01014 | 01100 |
| Oyonnax | 22,427 | 36.37 | 617 | 01283 | 01100 |
| Canton of Oyonnax | 25,794 | 59.86 | 431 | 0115 | - |
politics
| Representative in the departmental council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Names | Political party |
| 2015– | Liliane Maissiat Michel Perrauda |
UD |
Individual evidence
- ^ Oyonnax - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 4, 2015 (French).
- ↑ Décret n ° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).
- ↑ Résultats des élections départementales 2015 published on the website of the French Ministry of the Interior (French).