Canton of Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes

Former canton of Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
main place	Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	6,322 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km²
surface	193.91 km²
Communities	12
INSEE code	0129

The District of Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised twelve parishes in the Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes .

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	5,811
1968	6,498
1975	5,786
1982	5,335
1990	5,158
1999	5,004
2006	5,571
2011	6.218

Communities

The following communities belonged to the canton:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Cormoz	668 (2013)	19.6	34 inhabitants / km²	01124	01560
Courtes	282 (2013)	9.1	31 inhabitants / km²	01128	01560
Curciat-Dongalon	454 (2013)	23.9	19 inhabitants / km²	01139	01560
Lescheroux	695 (2013)	20.1	35 inhabitants / km²	01212	01560
Mantenay-Montlin	309 (2013)	10.8	29 inhabitants / km²	01230	01560
Saint-Jean-sur-Reyssouze	733 (2013)	27.5	27 inhabitants / km²	01364	01560
Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze	747 (2013)	7.5	100 inhabitants / km²	01367	01560
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux	688 (2013)	28.3	24 inhabitants / km²	01380	01560
Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes	1,091 (2013)	16.5	66 inhabitants / km²	01388	01560
Servignat	169 (2013)	8.0	21 inhabitants / km²	01406	01560
Vernoux	322 (2013)	4.7	69 inhabitants / km²	01433	01560
Vescours	234 (2013)	12.9	18 inhabitants / km²	01437	01560

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1979-2008	Jean Pépin	UDF then UMP
2009-2015	Armel Morel	DVD