Canton of Seyssel (Ain)

Former canton of Seyssel
region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
main place	Seyssel
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	6,798 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	68 inhabitants / km²
surface	100.71 km²
Communities	5
INSEE code	0131

The canton of Seyssel was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised five parishes in the arrondissement of Belley , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Seyssel .

The canton should not be confused with the canton of the same name, Seyssel in the Haute-Savoie department , which was directly adjacent to it but was on the other side of the Rhone . Both cantons were abolished with the nationwide redesign of the cantons in 2015.

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	5,099
1968	5,358
1975	5,611
1982	5,440
1990	5,394
1999	5,663
2006	6,436
2011	6,705

Communities

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Anglefort	1,108 (2013)	29.3	38 inhabitants / km²	01010	01350
Chanay	646 (2013)	18.1	36 inhabitants / km²	01082	01420
Corbonod	1,219 (2013)	31.6	39 inhabitants / km²	01118	01420
Culoz	2,986 (2013)	19.4	154 inhabitants / km²	01138	01350
Seyssel	965 (2013)	2.4	402 inhabitants / km²	01407	01420

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1992-2011	René Ailloud	DVD
2011-2015	Christophe Berardi	PS