Canton of Pinols
| Former  canton of Pinols  | 
|
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne | 
| Department | Haute Loire | 
| Arrondissement | Brioude | 
| main place | Pinols | 
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 | 
| Residents | 891 (Jan. 1, 2012) | 
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km² | 
| surface | 173.16 km² | 
| Communities | 9 | 
| INSEE code | 4317 | 
The canton of Pinols was a French canton in the Arrondissement Brioude , in the Haute-Loire department and in the Auvergne region until 2015 ; its main town was Pinols .
The canton of Pinols was 173.16 km² and had 1,005 inhabitants (as of 1999), which corresponded to a population density of around 6 inhabitants per km².
Communities
The canton consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Residents | Code postal | Code Insee | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Auvers | 67 | 43300 | 43015 | 
| La Besseyre-Saint-Mary | 131 | 43170 | 43029 | 
| Chastel | 162 | 43300 | 43065 | 
| Chazelles | 34 | 43300 | 43068 | 
| Cronce | 100 | 43300 | 43082 | 
| Desges | 79 | 43300 | 43085 | 
| Ferrussac | 92 | 43300 | 43094 | 
| Pinols | 267 | 43300 | 43151 | 
| Tailhac | 73 | 43300 | 43242 |