Canton of Peyreleau
| Former Canton of Peyreleau |
|
|---|---|
| region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| main place | Peyreleau |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 2,213 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 221.69 km² |
| Communities | 7th |
| INSEE code | 1223 |
The Canton Peyreleau is a former French canton in the department of Aveyron and the region Midi-Pyrenees . It included seven parishes in the arrondissement of Millau ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Peyreleau . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.
geography
The canton of Peyreleau was 221.69 km 2 and last had 2213 inhabitants (as of 2012). It was located on the lower reaches of the Jonte and the end of the Gorges du Tarn on average at 580 m , between 372 m in La Cresse and 1011 m in Veyreau .
Communities
The canton consisted of seven municipalities:
| local community | Population (as of 2017) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cresse | 317 | 12640 | 12086 |
| Mostuéjouls | 315 | 12720 | 12160 |
| Peyreleau | 74 | 12720 | 12180 |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 1043 | 12640 | 12200 |
| La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite | 182 | 12100 | 12204 |
| Saint-André-de-Vezines | 135 | 12720 | 12211 |
| Veyreau | 137 | 12720 | 12293 |