Canton of Veyre-Monton
| Former canton of Veyre-Monton |
|
|---|---|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Clermont-Ferrand |
| main place | Veyre-Monton |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 24,611 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 288 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 85.50 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 6348 |
The canton of Veyre-Monton was a French canton in the arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand in the department of Puy-de-Dôme and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes until 2015 ; its main town was Veyre-Monton . Bernadette Troquet ( DVG ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2011 to 2015 .
The canton was 85.50 km² and had (2006) 23,694 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 277 inhabitants per km². It was on average at 416 meters above sea level , between 318 m in Le Cendre and 744 m in La Roche-Blanche .
Communities
The canton consisted of eleven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authezat | 661 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63114 | 63021 |
| Le Cendre | 4975 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63670 | 63069 |
| Corent | 703 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63730 | 63120 |
| Le Crest | 1326 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63450 | 63126 |
| Les Martres-de-Veyre | 3935 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63730 | 63214 |
| Orcet | 2650 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63670 | 63262 |
| Plauzat | 1559 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63730 | 63282 |
| La Roche-Blanche | 3193 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63670 | 63302 |
| La Sauvetat | 685 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63730 | 63413 |
| Valley end | 1562 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63450 | 63425 |
| Veyre-Monton | 3439 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 63960 | 63455 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,984 | 9,711 | 13,047 | 17,416 | 21,147 | 22,732 | 23,694 | 24,459 |