Vihiers Canton
| Former canton of Vihiers |
|
|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| main place | Vihiers |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 15,365 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 311.74 km² |
| Communities | 17th |
| INSEE code | 4934 |
The Canton Vihiers was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement of Saumur , in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main place was Vihiers .
In the course of the reorganization in 2015, the canton was dissolved and its communes were divided between the cantons of Cholet-2 and Chemillé-Melay .
The canton was 374.95 km² and had (2012) 21,294 inhabitants.
Communities
The canton last consisted of 17 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigné-sur-Layon | 369 (2013) | 5.32 | 69 inhabitants / km² | 49012 | 49540 |
| Cernusson | 337 (2013) | 8.45 | 40 inhabitants / km² | 49057 | 49310 |
| Les Cerqueux-sous-Passavant | 520 (2013) | 23.24 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 49059 | 49310 |
| Cléré-sur-Layon | 348 (2013) | 21.74 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 49102 | 49560 |
| Coron | 1,572 (2013) | 31.49 | 50 inhabitants / km² | 49109 | 49690 |
| La Fosse-de-Tigné | 231 (2013) | 5.54 | 42 inhabitants / km² | 49142 | 49540 |
| Montilliers | 1,208 (2013) | 26.36 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 49211 | 49310 |
| Nueil-sur-Layon | 1,336 (2013) | 61.23 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 49232 | 49560 |
| Passavant-sur-Layon | 126 (2013) | 4.91 | 26 inhabitants / km² | 49236 | 49560 |
| La Plaine | 1,029 (2013) | 22.16 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 49240 | 49360 |
| Saint-Paul-du-Bois | 610 (2013) | 26.58 | 23 inhabitants / km² | 49310 | 49310 |
| La Salle-de-Vihiers | 1,036 (2013) | 17.27 | 60 inhabitants / km² | 49325 | 49310 |
| Somloire | 914 (2013) | 31.83 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 49336 | 49360 |
| Tancoigné | 348 (2013) | 4.25 | 82 inhabitants / km² | 49342 | 49310 |
| Tigné | 770 (2013) | 16.78 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 49348 | 49540 |
| Trémont | 387 (2013) | 8.10 | 48 inhabitants / km² | 49356 | 49310 |
| Vihiers | 4,290 (2013) | 59.70 | 72 inhabitants / km² | 49373 | 49310 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,850 | 14,333 | 13,808 | 14,267 | 14.206 | 13,811 |