Canton of Souvigny

Canton of Souvigny
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Centralisateur bureau	Souvigny
Establishment date	March 4, 1790
Residents	15,052 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	22 inhabitants / km²
surface	679.09 km²
Communities	29
INSEE code	0316
Location of the canton of Souvigny in the Allier department

The canton of Souvigny is a French constituency in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It comprises 29 municipalities in the Moulins arrondissement . As part of the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons, the canton was expanded considerably in 2015.

Communities

The canton consists of 29 municipalities with a total of 15,052 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​679.09 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Agonges	309	24.10	13	03002	03210
Autry Issards	325	19.45	17th	03012	03210
Besson	768	47.16	16	03026	03210
Bransat	512	15.52	33	03038	03500
Bresnay	383	23.13	17th	03039	03210
Bressolles	1,113	23.38	48	03040	03000
Cesset	416	12.19	34	03049	03500
Châtel-de-Neuvre	542	19.34	28	03065	03500
Châtillon	314	12.90	24	03069	03210
Chemilly	639	16.94	38	03073	03210
Contigny	592	17.93	33	03083	03500
Cressanges	626	41.76	15th	03092	03240
Deux-Chaises	392	41.01	10	03099	03240
Gipcy	238	27.57	9	03122	03210
Lafeline	197	23.10	9	03134	03500
Le Montet	467	1.77	264	03183	03240
Le Theil	404	28.92	14th	03281	03240
Marigny	204	17.24	12	03162	03210
Meillard	318	25.48	12	03169	03500
Meillers	136	23.48	6th	03170	03210
Monétay-sur-Allier	524	11.77	45	03176	03500
Noyant-d'Allier	627	21.05	30th	03202	03210
Rocles	380	21.66	18th	03214	03240
Saint-Menoux	1,045	27.62	38	03247	03210
Saint-Sornin	225	19.44	12	03260	03240
Souvigny	1,828	44.35	41	03275	03210
Treban	387	25.63	15th	03287	03240
Tronget	897	31.06	29	03292	03240
Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais	244	14.14	17th	03307	03500
Canton of Souvigny	15.052	679.09	22nd	0316	-

Before the reorganization, the canton of Souvigny included the 11 municipalities of Agonges , Autry-Issards , Besson , Bresnay , Chemilly , Gipcy , Marigny , Meillers , Noyant-d'Allier , Saint-Menoux and Souvigny . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​292.09 km ² . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 0327.

politics

Representative in the departmental council
Term of office	Names	Political party
2015-2021	Jean-Paul Dufregne	PCF
2015-2021	Marie-Françoise Lacarin	PCF

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Décret n ° 2014-265 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Allier published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).