Canton of Sauxillanges
| Former Canton of Sauxillanges |
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|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| main place | Sauxillanges |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 6,545 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 204.36 km² |
| Communities | 17th |
| INSEE code | 6344 |
The Canton of Sauxillanges was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Issoire , in Puy-de-Dôme and the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Its main town was Sauxillanges . Bernard Sauvade was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 1998 to 2015.
The canton Sauxillanges was 204.36 km² and had (2006) 6205 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 30 inhabitants per km². It was on average 598 meters above sea level , between 367 meters in Parentignat and 1051 meters in Vernet-la-Varenne .
Communities
The canton consisted of 17 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bansat | 249 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63029 | 63570 |
| Brenat | 596 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63051 | 63500 |
| Chaméane | 151 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63078 | 63580 |
| Égliseneuve-des-Liards | 143 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63145 | 63490 |
| Parentignat | 490 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63270 | 63500 |
| Les Pradeaux | 320 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63287 | 63500 |
| Saint-Etienne-sur-Usson | 276 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63340 | 63580 |
| Saint-Genès-la-Tourette | 181 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63348 | 63580 |
| Saint-Jean-en-Val | 358 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63366 | 63490 |
| Saint-Martin-des-Plains | 141 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63375 | 63570 |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Sauxillanges | 101 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63389 | 63490 |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Chargnat | 544 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63392 | 63500 |
| Sauxillanges | 1,210 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63415 | 63490 |
| Sugères | 605 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63423 | 63490 |
| Usson | 266 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63439 | 63490 |
| Varennes-sur-Usson | 268 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63444 | 63500 |
| Vernet-la-Varenne | 703 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63448 | 63580 |