Canton of Royat
| Former Canton of Royat |
|
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| main place | Royat |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 12,861 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 179 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 71.83 km² |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 6361 |
The canton of Royat was a French canton in the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand in the department of Puy-de-Dôme and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes until 2015 ; its main town was Royat , representative in the General Council of the Département was last from 2001 to 2015, re-elected in 2008, Jean Ponsonnaille ( UMP ). In 2015 the canton was dissolved.
The canton was 71.83 km² and had 12,776 inhabitants in 1999, which corresponds to a population density of 177.73 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 750 meters above sea level , between 385 m in Nohanent and 1,465 m in Orcines .
Communities
The canton consisted of five municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanat-la-Mouteyre | 944 (2013) | 14.27 | 66 inhabitants / km² | 63083 | 63530 |
| Durtol | 1,999 (2013) | 4.01 | 499 inhabitants / km² | 63141 | 63830 |
| Nohanent | 2,082 (2013) | 4.2 | 496 inhabitants / km² | 63254 | 63830 |
| Orcines | 3,314 (2013) | 42.73 | 78 inhabitants / km² | 63263 | 63870 |
| Royat | 4,688 (2013) | 6.62 | 708 inhabitants / km² | 63308 | 63130 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,033 | 8,981 | 10,605 | 11,049 | 11,378 | 12,278 | 12,696 | 12,662 |