Canton of Saint-Héand

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Saint-Héand
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatSaint-Héand
Area
122.62 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
29,539
 • Density241/km2 (620/sq mi)

The canton of Saint-Héand is a French former administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Rhône-Alpes region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes,[1] which joined the new canton of Sorbiers in 2015.[2] It included the following communes:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
L'Étrat 2 663 42580 42092
Fontanès 630 42140 42096
La Fouillouse 4 390 42480 42097
Marcenod 625 42140 42133
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez 1 766 42320 42208
Saint-Héand 3 671 42570 42234
Sorbiers 7 606 42290 42302
La Talaudière 6 459 42350 42305
La Tour-en-Jarez 1 261 42580 42311

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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°30′52″N 4°24′55″E / 45.5144°N 4.4154°E / 45.5144; 4.4154

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