Canton of Hérisson

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Hérisson
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatHérisson
Area
435.22 km2 (168.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
8,955
 • Density21/km2 (50/sq mi)

The canton of Hérisson is a former administrative division in central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Huriel in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Audes 451 03190 03010
Bizeneuille 287 03170 03031
Le Brethon 352 03350 03041
Cosne-d'Allier 2 407 03430 03084
Estivareilles 1 033 03190 03111
Givarlais 227 03190 03123
Hérisson 709 03190 03127
Louroux-Bourbonnais 245 03350 03150
Louroux-Hodement 293 03190 03153
Maillet 322 03190 03158
Nassigny 145 03190 03193
Reugny 272 03190 03213
Saint-Caprais 92 03190 03222
Sauvagny 99 03430 03269
Tortezais 147 03430 03285
Vallon-en-Sully 1 712 03190 03297
Venas 242 03190 03303

Demographics[]

Historical population of Canton of Hérisson
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population9 34110 2629 6979 8229 4619 035
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-265 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Allier

Coordinates: 46°30′34″N 2°42′44″E / 46.50944°N 2.71222°E / 46.50944; 2.71222


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