Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes

Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Mauriac Saint-Flour
Centralisateur bureau	Riom-ès-Montagnes
Residents	7,845 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km²
surface	595.21 km²
Communities	23
INSEE code	1510
Location of the canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes in the Cantal department

The Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes is a French constituency in the Cantal and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It comprises 23 municipalities from the arrondissements of Saint-Flour (9 municipalities) and Mauriac (14 municipalities), its bureau centralisateur is in Riom-ès-Montagnes . As part of the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons, it was significantly expanded in spring 2015.

history

The canton was created on March 4, 1790 as part of what was then the "District de Mauriac". With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was assigned to the arrondissement Mauriac and redesigned. From 1800 to 2015, eight communes belonged to the canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes. The canton was enlarged on March 22, 2015 as part of the reorganization of the cantons. A further twelve municipalities from other cantons were added. The communes of the new canton come from the cantons Condat (9 communes), Canton Riom-ès-Montagnes (8 communes), Mauriac and Salers (3 communes each). This is why the canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes has now had 23 municipalities since 2015.

See also : History Cantal  and History Arrondissement Mauriac.

geography

The canton borders in the north with the canton Ydes and the department Puy-de-Dôme , in the east with the canton Murat , in the south with the cantons Naucelles and Vic-sur-Cère and in the west with the canton Mauriac .

Communities

Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes since 2015

The reorganized canton consists of 23 municipalities with a total of 7,845 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​595.21 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code	Arrondissement
Apchon	186	12.43	15th	15009	15400	Mauriac
Auzers	166	19.27	9	15015	15240	Mauriac
Chanterelle	95	19.72	5	15040	15190	Saint-Flour
Collandres	152	43.32	4th	15052	15400	Mauriac
Condat	995	40.24	25th	15054	15190	Saint-Flour
Le Falgoux	120	30.59	4th	15066	15380	Mauriac
Le Vaulmier	71	17.51	4th	15249	15380	Mauriac
Lugarde	145	13.43	11	15110	15190	Saint-Flour
Marcenat	515	51.47	10	15114	15190	Saint-Flour
Marchastel	154	22.92	7th	15116	15400	Saint-Flour
Méallet	170	21.52	8th	15123	15200	Mauriac
Menet	555	29.86	19th	15124	15400	Mauriac
Montboudif	190	20.42	9	15129	15190	Saint-Flour
Montgreleix	44	17.63	2	15132	15190	Saint-Flour
Moussages	273	19.03	14th	15137	15380	Mauriac
Riom-ès-Montagnes	2,513	46.48	54	15162	15400	Mauriac
Saint-Amandin	231	31.89	7th	15170	15170	Saint-Flour
Saint-Bonnet-de-Condat	116	17.32	7th	15173	15190	Saint-Flour
Saint-Etienne-de-Chomeil	230	27.57	8th	15185	15400	Mauriac
Saint-Hippolyte	117	13.92	8th	15190	15400	Mauriac
Saint-Vincent-de-Salers	66	18.87	3	15218	15380	Mauriac
Trizac	513	44.90	11	15243	15400	Mauriac
Valette	228	14.90	15th	15246	15400	Mauriac
Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes	7,845	595.21	13	1510	-	-

Canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes until 2015

The old canton of Riom-ès-Montagnes comprised the eight municipalities of Apchon , Collandres , Menet , Riom-ès-Montagnes , Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil , Saint-Hippolyte , Trizac and Valette . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​233.38 km ² . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 1515.

Population development

Population development
year	Residents
1962	7746
1968	7535
1975	6998
1982	6460
1990	5875
1999	5186
2006	4808
2012	4748

Elections to the Council of the Cantal Department

In the elections on March 22, 2015, none of the three candidate pairs achieved a majority of votes. The team Valérie Cabecas Roquier / Charles Rodde (Divers) won in the 2nd ballot against Jean Mage / Claudine Robert ( DVD ) with a share of the vote of 51.60% (turnout: 57.99%).

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
2015-2021	Valérie Cabecas Roquier Charles Rodde	Divers

Individual evidence

1. ^ The reorganization of the cantons in the Cantal département, Article 11 published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).
2. ↑ Résultats des élections départementales 2015 published on the website of the French Ministry of the Interior (French).