Canton of Saint-Benin-d'Azy

Former canton of Saint-Benin-d'Azy
region	Burgundy
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Nevers
main place	Saint-Benin-d'Azy
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	5,509 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km²
surface	349.74 km²
Communities	16
INSEE code	5821

The District of Saint-Benin-d'Azy was 2015 a French constituency in the district Nevers , in Nièvre and in the region of Burgundy ; its main town was Saint-Benin-d'Azy , the representative in the General Council of the Département was Jean-Luc Gauthier from 2008 to 2015.

The canton was 349.74 km² and had 5509 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012). It was on average at 259 meters above sea ​​level , between 182 m in La Fermeté and 441 m in Saint-Sulpice .

Communities

The canton consisted of 16 municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Anlezy	271 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58006	58270
Beaumont-Sardolles	125 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58028	58270
Billy Chevannes	355 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58031	58270
Cizely	63 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58078	58270
Diennes-Aubigny	102 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58097	58340
La Fermeté	691 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58112	58160
Fertrève	133 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58113	58270
Frasnay-Reugny	80 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58119	58270
Lime	156 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58143	58270
Montigny-aux-Amognes	578 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58176	58130
Saint-Benin-d'Azy	1,306 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58232	58270
Saint-Firmin	170 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58239	58270
Saint-Jean-aux-Amognes	516 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58247	58270
Saint-Sulpice	436 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58269	58270
Trois-Vèvres	238 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58297	58260
Ville-Langy	292 (2013)	-	- Inhabitants / km²	58311	58270

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
5.107	5,463	4,908	4,872	5.110	5,023	5,297