Podensac canton
| Former canton Podensac |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| main place | Podensac |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 19,727 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 239.64 km² |
| Communities | 13 |
| INSEE code | 3336 |
The Canton Podensac was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Arrondissement Langon in the Gironde in the region Aquitaine .
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the departments as part of what was then the Bordeaux district . With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of the then arrondissement of Bordeaux. As part of an administrative reform, the canton of Podensac moved on May 1, 2006 from the Arrondissement of Bordeaux to the Arrondissement of Langon.
See also: History of the Gironde department and History of the Arrondissement of Bordeaux .
geography
The administrative center was the municipality of Podensac . The geographic height of the canton varied between 0 m near Cérons and 83 m near Landiras . The mean value was 35 m. The area of the canton was 239.64 km².
Communities
The canton of Podensac unites 13 municipalities and has 16,029 inhabitants:
| local community | population | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbanats | 821 | 33640 | 33007 |
| Barsac | 1,948 | 33720 | 33030 |
| Budos | 629 | 33720 | 33076 |
| Cérons | 1,347 | 33720 | 33120 |
| Guillos | 357 | 33720 | 33197 |
| Illats | 1,158 | 33720 | 33205 |
| Landiras | 1,506 | 33720 | 33225 |
| Podensac | 2,267 | 33720 | 33327 |
| Portets | 2,001 | 33640 | 33334 |
| Preignac | 2,026 | 33210 | 33337 |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 722 | 33210 | 33343 |
| Saint-Michel-de-Rieufret | 498 | 33720 | 33452 |
| Virelade | 749 | 33720 | 33552 |