Canton of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe
| Former canton of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe |
|
|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| main place | Saint-Amant-de-Boixe |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 9,253 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 177.23 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 1625 |
The canton of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe was a French canton in the Charente department and in what was then the Poitou-Charentes region until 2015 . It included 16 parishes in the Angoulême arrondissement ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Saint-Amant-de-Boixe . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.
The canton of Saint-Amant-de-Boixe was 177.23 km 2 and last had 9253 inhabitants (as of 2012).
Communities
The canton consisted of 16 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambérac | 339 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16008 | 16140 |
| Anais | 591 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16011 | 16560 |
| Aussac-Vadalle | 508 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16024 | 16560 |
| La Chapelle | 216 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16081 | 16140 |
| Coulonges | 151 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16108 | 16330 |
| Maine-de-Boixe | 468 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16200 | 16230 |
| Marsac | 843 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16210 | 16570 |
| Montignac-Charente | 706 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16226 | 16330 |
| Nanclars | 194 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16241 | 16230 |
| Saint-Amant-de-Boixe | 1,407 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16295 | 16330 |
| Tourriers | 762 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16383 | 16560 |
| Vars | 2,021 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16393 | 16330 |
| Vervant | 147 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16401 | 16330 |
| Villejoubert | 336 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16412 | 16560 |
| Vouharte | 328 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16419 | 16330 |
| Xambes | 305 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 16423 | 16330 |