Canton of Prémery
| Former Canton of Prémery |
|
|---|---|
| region | Burgundy |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| main place | Prémery |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 3,950 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 246.82 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 5819 |
The Canton Prémery was 2015 a French constituency in the district Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire , in Nièvre and in the region of Burgundy ; its main town was Prémery . The last representative on the General Council was Jacques Legrain from 1998 to 2015.
The canton of Prémery was 246.82 km² and had (1999) 4080 inhabitants. It was on average 275 meters above sea level, between 212 meters in Sichamps and 415 meters in Montenoison .
Communities
The canton consisted of 14 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbourse | 121 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58009 | 58350 |
| Arthel | 99 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58013 | 58700 |
| Arzembouy | 71 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58014 | 58700 |
| Champlemy | 338 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58053 | 58210 |
| Champlin | 39 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58054 | 58700 |
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 195 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58101 | 58350 |
| Giry | 215 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58127 | 58700 |
| Lurcy-le-Bourg | 299 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58147 | 58700 |
| Montenoison | 122 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58174 | 58700 |
| Moussy | 111 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58184 | 58700 |
| Oulon | 70 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58203 | 58700 |
| Prémery | 1,909 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58218 | 58700 |
| Saint-Bonnot | 122 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58234 | 58700 |
| Sichamps | 188 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 58279 | 58700 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,513 | 6,014 | 5,367 | 4,844 | 4,322 | 4,080 | 3,991 |