Canton of Bourg-Argental

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Bourg-Argental
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatBourg-Argental
Area
146.81 km2 (56.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
6,685
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)

The canton of Bourg-Argental is a French former administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Rhone-Alpes region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes,[1] which joined the new canton of Le Pilat in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Bourg-Argental 2,767 42220 42023
Burdignes 342 42220 42028
Colombier 269 42220 42067
Graix 134 42220 42101
Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette 1,132 42220 42246
Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue 1,105 42220 42287
Thélis-la-Combe 146 42220 42310
La Versanne 324 42220 42329

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References[]

  1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-260 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Loire


Coordinates: 45°18′42″N 4°33′44″E / 45.3118°N 4.5623°E / 45.3118; 4.5623

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