Canton of Saint-Varent
| Former canton of Saint-Varent |
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|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| main place | Saint-Varent |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 5,894 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 168.27 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 7927 |
The District of Saint-Varent was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Bressuire , in Deux-Sevres and in the region of Poitou-Charentes ; its main town was Saint-Varent . Claude Aubin ( DVD ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2004 to 2015 .
The canton of Saint-Varent was 168.27 km² and had 5,434 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of around 32 inhabitants per km².
Communities
The canton consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Gaudin | 236 (2013) | 17.01 | 14 inhabitants / km² | 79072 | 79300 |
| Coulonges-Thouarsais | 457 (2013) | 17.26 | 26 inhabitants / km² | 79102 | 79330 |
| Geay | 338 (2013) | 19.25 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 79131 | 79330 |
| Glénay | 567 (2013) | 21.14 | 27 inhabitants / km² | 79134 | 79330 |
| Luché-Thouarsais | 504 (2013) | 13.46 | 37 inhabitants / km² | 79159 | 79330 |
| Luzay | 598 (2013) | 20.98 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 79161 | 79100 |
| Pierrefitte | 343 (2013) | 15.91 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 79209 | 79330 |
| Sainte-Gemme | 391 (2013) | 8.84 | 44 inhabitants / km² | 79250 | 79330 |
| Saint-Varent | 2,483 (2013) | 34.42 | 72 inhabitants / km² | 79299 | 79330 |