Canton of Saint-Savinien

Former canton of Saint-Savinien
region	Poitou-Charentes
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saint-Jean-d'Angély
main place	Saint Savinien
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	7,511 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	45 inhabitants / km²
surface	166.25 km²
Communities	11
INSEE code	1733
Location of the canton of Saint-Savinien in the Charente-Maritime department

The District of Saint-Savinien was 2015 a French constituency in the Charente-Maritime and in the former region Poitou-Charentes . It included eleven parishes in the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély ; its capital (French: chef-lieu ) was Saint-Savinien . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Jean-Claude Godineau ( UDI ) for the years 2008–2015 .

The canton of Saint-Savinien was 16,625 hectares (166.25 km ² ) and last had 7511 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of around 45 inhabitants per km ² (as of 2012). It was on average at 17  m , between 0  m in Bords and 102  m in Fenioux .

Communities

The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Annepont	358 (2013)	8.81	41 inhabitants / km²	17011	17350
Archingeay	694 (2013)	16.61	42 inhabitants / km²	17017	17380
Boards	1,321 (2013)	15.47	85 inhabitants / km²	17053	17430
Champdolent	401 (2013)	12.02	33 inhabitants / km²	17085	17430
Fenioux	152 (2013)	9.36	16 inhabitants / km²	17157	17350
Grandjean	273 (2013)	6.1	45 inhabitants / km²	17181	17350
Le Mung	300 (2013)	7.52	40 inhabitants / km²	17252	17350
Les Nouillers	655 (2013)	24.15	27 inhabitants / km²	17266	17380
Saint Savinien	2,452 (2013)	47	52 inhabitants / km²	17397	17350
Taillant	182 (2013)	4.96	37 inhabitants / km²	17435	17350
Taillebourg	744 (2013)	14.25	52 inhabitants / km²	17436	17350