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Former
Canton of Thoissey
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region
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Rhône-Alpes
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Department
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Ain
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Arrondissement
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Bourg-en-Bresse
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main place
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Thoissey
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| Dissolution date
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March 29, 2015
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Residents
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15,587 (Jan. 1, 2012)
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Population density
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129 inhabitants / km²
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surface
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120.62 km²
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Communities
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12
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INSEE code
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0132
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The canton of Thoissey was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . Its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Thoissey .
Residents
| Population development
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| year
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Residents
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| 1962 |
7,236
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| 1968 |
7,825
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| 1975 |
8.105
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| 1982 |
9,344
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| 1990 |
10,668
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| 1999 |
12.005
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| 2006 |
14,105
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| 2011 |
15,359
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Communities
The canton comprised twelve municipalities:
| local community |
Population year
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Area km²
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Population density |
Code INSEE |
Post Code
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| Garnerans |
667 (2013)
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8.6 |
78 inhabitants / km² |
01167 |
01140
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| Genouilleux |
591 (2013)
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4.1 |
144 inhabitants / km² |
01169 |
01090
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| Guéreins |
1,418 (2013)
|
4.5 |
315 inhabitants / km² |
01183 |
01090
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| Illiat |
592 (2013)
|
20.4 |
29 inhabitants / km² |
01188 |
01140
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| Mogneneins |
765 (2013)
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8.6 |
89 inhabitants / km² |
01252 |
01140
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| Montceaux |
1,226 (2013)
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10.0 |
123 inhabitants / km² |
01258 |
01090
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| Montmerle-sur-Saône |
3,828 (2013)
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4.2 |
911 inhabitants / km² |
01263 |
01090
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| Peyzieux-sur-Saône |
629 (2013)
|
8.7 |
72 inhabitants / km² |
01295 |
01140
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| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne |
2,783 (2013)
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25.0 |
111 inhabitants / km² |
01348 |
01140
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| Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne |
1,501 (2013)
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21.0 |
71 inhabitants / km² |
01351 |
01140
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| Thoissey |
1,630 (2013)
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1.4 |
1164 inhabitants / km² |
01420 |
01140
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| Valeins |
119 (2013)
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4.4 |
27 inhabitants / km² |
01428 |
01140
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politics
| Representative in the conseil général des départements
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| Term of office
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Surname
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Political party
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| 1992-2004 |
Pierre Montagnier |
UDF
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| 2004-2015 |
André Philippon |
DVG
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