Canton of Varennes-en-Argonne

Former canton of Varennes-en-Argonne
region	Lorraine
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
main place	Varennes-en-Argonne
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	1,539 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km²
surface	153.62 km²
Communities	12
INSEE code	5522

The canton of Varennes-en-Argonne was until 2015 a French constituency in the Arrondissement Verdun , in the Département Meuse and in the Lorraine region ; its main town was Varennes-en-Argonne . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Jean-François Lamorlette from 1998 to 2015.

The canton of Varennes-en-Argonne was around 154 km² and had 1,547 inhabitants (as of 1999), which corresponded to a population density of 10 inhabitants per km².

Communities

The canton consisted of twelve municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Avocourt	119 (2013)	14.66	8 inhabitants / km²	55023	55270
Baulny	15 (2013)	3.91	4 inhabitants / km²	55033	55270
Boureuilles	121 (2013)	21.33	6 inhabitants / km²	55065	55270
Charpentry	21 (2013)	4.41	5 inhabitants / km²	55103	55270
Cheppy	116 (2013)	14.83	8 inhabitants / km²	55113	55270
Esnes-en-Argonne	136 (2013)	14.76	9 inhabitants / km²	55180	55100
Lachalade	73 (2013)	19.45	4 inhabitants / km²	55266	55120
Malancourt	75 (2013)	16.52	5 inhabitants / km²	55313	55270
Montblainville	62 (2013)	12.06	5 inhabitants / km²	55343	55270
Varennes-en-Argonne	659 (2013)	11.81	56 inhabitants / km²	55527	55270
Vauquois	22 (2013)	8.14	3 inhabitants / km²	55536	55270
Véry	104 (2013)	11.74	9 inhabitants / km²	55549	55270

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
2,098	1,983	1,777	1,684	1,603	1,547	1,569	1,539