Canton of Pontgibaud
| Former canton of Pontgibaud |
|
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| main place | Pontgibaud |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 6,751 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 254.77 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 6331 |
The Canton Pontgibaud was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Riom in the Puy-de-Dôme and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; its main town was Pontgibaud . Lionel Muller was last representative in the General Council of the Department from 2008 to 2015. The canton was 254.77 km² and had (2006) 6,389 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 25.1 inhabitants per km². On average, it was 749 meters above sea level , between 500 m in Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur and 1,202 m in Saint-Ours .
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromont-Lamothe | 984 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63055 |
| Chapdes-Beaufort | 1042 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63085 |
| Cisternes-la-Forêt | 478 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63740 | 63110 |
| La Goutelle | 631 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63170 |
| Montfermy | 221 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63238 |
| Pontgibaud | 705 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63285 |
| Pulvérières | 397 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63290 |
| Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur | 277 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63363 |
| Saint-Ours | 1657 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63381 |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel | 403 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63230 | 63385 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,724 | 6,087 | 5,817 | 5,763 | 6.001 | 5,997 | 6,389 |