Canton of Vernoux-en-Vivarais
| Former Canton of Vernoux-en-Vivarais |
|
|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Tournon-sur-Rhône |
| main place | Vernoux-en-Vivarais |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,174 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 138.92 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 0728 |
The Canton Vernoux-en-Vivarais was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Tournon-sur-Rhone , in the department of Ardèche and the region Rhône-Alpes ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Vernoux-en-Vivarais . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.
The canton Vernoux-en-Vivarais was 13,892 hectares (138.92 km²) and last (2012) had 4,174 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 30 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 620 m , between 219 m in Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon and 949 m in Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux .
Communities
The canton consisted of 9 municipalities:
| local community | Population (as of 2017) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boffres | 633 | 07440 | 07035 |
| Chalencon | 311 | 07240 | 07048 |
| Châteauneuf-de-Vernoux | 249 | 07240 | 07060 |
| Saint-Apollinaire-de-Rias | 201 | 07240 | 07214 |
| Saint-Jean-Chambre | 265 | 07240 | 07244 |
| Saint-Julien-le-Roux | 109 | 07240 | 07257 |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon | 220 | 07190 | 07274 |
| Silhac | 368 | 07240 | 07314 |
| Vernoux-en-Vivarais | 1958 | 07240 | 07338 |
Coordinates: 44 ° 54 ' N , 4 ° 39' E