Canton of Pont-de-Veyle

Pont-de-Veyle
Former canton
Interactive map of Pont-de-Veyle
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes12
Disbanded2015
SeatPont-de-Veyle
Area
123.46 km2 (47.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
13,162
 • Density106.61/km2 (276.12/sq mi)

The canton of Pont-de-Veyle is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 12 communes, which joined the new canton of Vonnas in 2015.[1] It had 13,162 inhabitants (2012).[2]

The canton comprised 12 communes:[2]

Demographics

Historical population Canton of Pont-de-Veyle
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Pop.6,8967,3357,7668,80810,27611,079
±%—    +6.4%+5.9%+13.4%+16.7%+7.8%
From the year 1962 on: No double counting – residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.
Source: INSEE

See also

References

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