Canton of Tence
Former Canton of Tence |
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region | Auvergne |
Department | Haute Loire |
Arrondissement | Yssingeaux |
main place | Tence |
Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
Residents | 8,351 (Jan 1, 2014) |
Population density | 42 inhabitants / km² |
surface | 200.24 km² |
Communities | 6th |
INSEE code | 4327 |
The Canton of Tence was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Yssingeaux in the Haute-Loire and in the region of Auvergne ; its main town was Tence . His representative in the Conseil Régional for the years 2011 to 2015 was Jacqueline Decultis ( EELV ).
geography
The canton was in the east of the Haute-Loire department. To the west and north it bordered the canton of Yssingeaux , to the north also to the canton of Montfaucon-en-Velay , to the east and south-east to the Ardèche department and to the south-west to the canton of Fay-sur-Lignon . Its area is between 749 m in Saint-Jeures and 1283 m in Mazet-Saint-Voy above sea level .
Communities
The canton consisted of six municipalities.
local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
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Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 2570 (2013) | 41.71 | 62 inhabitants / km² | 43051 | 43400 |
Chenereilles | 319 (2013) | 14.42 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 43069 | 43190 |
Le Mas-de-Tence | 185 (2013) | 12.83 | 14 inhabitants / km² | 43129 | 43190 |
Mazet-Saint-Voy | 1140 (2013) | 45.02 | 25 inhabitants / km² | 43130 | 43590 |
Saint-Jeures | 951 (2013) | 34.14 | 28 inhabitants / km² | 43199 | 43200 |
Tence | 3149 (2013) | 52.12 | 98 inhabitants / km² | 43244 | 43190 |
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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9651 | 8899 | 8277 | 7783 | 7852 | 7734 | 8279 | 8360 | 8351 | 8314 | 8351 |