Canton of Chalamont explained

Type:	canton
Chalamont
Seat:	Chalamont
Nbcomm:	8
Insee:	01 08
Pop:	7033
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	158.14
Disbanded:	2015

The canton of Chalamont 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 8 communes, which joined the canton of Ceyzériat in 2015.^[1] It had 7,033 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

The canton comprised 8 communes:^[2]

• Chalamont
• Châtenay
• Châtillon-la-Palud
• Crans
• Le Plantay
• Saint-Nizier-le-Désert
• Versailleux
• Villette-sur-Ain

See also

• • Cantons of the Ain department Communes of France

Notes and References

1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028621797 Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep01.pdf Populations légales 2012: 01 Ain