Canton of Pougues-les-Eaux
| Former canton of Pougues-les-Eaux |
|
|---|---|
| region | Burgundy |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Nevers |
| main place | Pougues-les-Eaux |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 12,786 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 152 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 83.94 km² |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 5817 |
The canton of Pougues-les-Eaux was a French canton in the arrondissement Nevers in the Nièvre department and in the Burgundy region until 2015 ; its main town was Pougues-les-Eaux . Colette Mongiat was the representative in the General Council of the department from 2001 to 2015.
The canton was 83.94 km² and had 12,544 inhabitants (as of 2006). It was on average 212 meters above sea level , between 157 m ( Germigny-sur-Loire ) and 341 m ( Parigny-les-Vaux ).
Communities
The canton consisted of five municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourchambault | 4,620 (2013) | 4.55 | 1015 inhabitants / km² | 58117 | 58600 |
| Garchizy | 3,851 (2013) | 16.42 | 235 inhabitants / km² | 58121 | 58600 |
| Germigny-sur-Loire | 766 (2013) | 18.78 | 41 inhabitants / km² | 58124 | 58320 |
| Parigny-les-Vaux | 984 (2013) | 31.47 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 58207 | 58320 |
| Pougues-les-Eaux | 2,410 (2013) | 12.72 | 189 inhabitants / km² | 58214 | 58320 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,042 | 12,318 | 13,333 | 13,115 | 12,870 | 12,673 | 12,544 | 12,665 |