Canton of Chazelles-sur-Lyon explained

Type:	canton
Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Seat:	Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Nbcomm:	10
Insee:	42 06
Pop:	10859
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	93.67
Disbanded:	2015

The canton of Chazelles-sur-Lyon is a French former administrative division located in the department of Loire. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 10 communes, which joined the canton of Feurs in 2015.^[1] It had 10,859 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

The canton comprised the following communes:^[2]

• Châtelus
• Chazelles-sur-Lyon
• Chevrières
• La Gimond
• Grammond
• Maringes
• Saint-Denis-sur-Coise
• Saint-Médard-en-Forez
• Viricelles
• Virigneux

See also

• Cantons of the Loire department

References

45.6165°N 4.3979°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664422 Décret n° 2014-260 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Loire
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep42.pdf Populations légales 2012: 42 Loire