Canton of Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne
| Former canton of Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne |
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|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Riom |
| main place | Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,166 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 261.44 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 6342 |
The canton of Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne was a French canton in the arrondissement of Riom in the department of Puy-de-Dôme and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes until 2015 ; its capital was Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne . Michel Girard was the representative in the General Council of the Département from 1998 to 2015, last re-elected in 2008. The canton was 261.44 km² and had (2006) 4,212 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 16 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 681 meters above sea level , between 360 m in Ayat-sur-Sioule and 803 m in Gouttières .
Communities
The canton consisted of ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayat-sur-Sioule | 147 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63025 |
| Biollet | 327 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63640 | 63041 |
| Charensat | 517 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63640 | 63094 |
| Espinasse | 294 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63152 |
| Gouttières | 357 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63171 |
| Sainte-Christine | 147 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63329 |
| Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne | 1310 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63354 |
| Saint-Julien-la-Geneste | 128 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63369 |
| Saint-Priest-des-Champs | 740 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63640 | 63388 |
| Sauret-Besserve | 175 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63390 | 63408 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,664 | 6.157 | 5,094 | 4,630 | 4,282 | 4.158 | 4.212 |