Canton of Thénezay
| Former canton of Thénezay |
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|---|---|
| region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Parthenay |
| main place | Thénezay |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,428 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 185.95 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 7930 |
The Canton Thénezay was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Parthenay , in Deux-Sevres and in the region of Poitou-Charentes ; its main town was Thénezay . Hervé de Talhouet-Roy ( DVD ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Department from 1992 to 2015 .
The canton Thénezay was 185.95 km² and had 4,296 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of 23 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 177 meters above sea level , between 95 meters in Lhoumois and 268 meters in Saurais .
Communities
The canton consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigny | 173 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79019 | 79390 |
| Doux | 222 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79108 | 79390 |
| La Ferrière-en-Parthenay | 815 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79120 | 79390 |
| Lhoumois | 155 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79149 | 79390 |
| Oroux | 109 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79197 | 79390 |
| La Peyratte | 1,143 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79208 | 79390 |
| Pressigny | 194 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79218 | 79390 |
| Saurais | 202 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79306 | 79390 |
| Thénezay | 1,411 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 79326 | 79390 |