Canton of Pontaumur
| Former canton of Pontaumur |
|
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| main place | Pontaumur |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,656 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 356.06 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 6329 |
The canton of Pontaumur was a French canton in the arrondissement of Riom in the department of Puy-de-Dôme and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes until 2015 ; his main town was Pontaumur , representative in the General Council of the Département was last from 1994 to 2015, re-elected in 2008, Maurice Battut. The canton was 356.06 km² and had (2006) 4,824 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 690 meters above sea level , between 500 m in Miremont and 856 m in Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges .
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle | 85 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63620 | 63064 |
| Combrailles | 222 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63115 |
| Condat-en-Combraille | 450 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63118 |
| Fernoël | 132 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63620 | 63159 |
| Giat | 848 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63620 | 63165 |
| Landogne | 241 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63186 |
| Miremont | 314 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63228 |
| Montel-de-Gelat | 473 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63237 |
| Pontaumur | 714 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63283 |
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 145 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63470 | 63292 |
| Saint-Avit | 251 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63320 |
| Saint-Etienne-des-Champs | 145 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63339 |
| Saint-Hilaire-les-Monges | 101 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63359 |
| Tralaigues | 89 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63436 |
| Villosanges | 325 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63380 | 63460 |
| Voingt | 48 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63620 | 63467 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,739 | 7.163 | 6,494 | 5,951 | 5,491 | 4,945 | 4,824 |