Canton of Dompaire explained

Type:canton
Dompaire
Seat:Dompaire
Nbcomm:30
Insee:88 11
Pop:5981
Population As Of:2012
Area:223.00
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Dompaire is a French former administrative grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Lorraine. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 5,981 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Composition

The Canton of Dompaire comprised the following 30 communes:[1]

History

The canton remains overwhelmingly rural, but in recent years has welcomed an increasing number of incomers drawn by the employment opportunities in the Épinal agglomeration. Between 1990 and 1999 the registered population grew by a net figure of 149 people, representing an increase of 2.9%.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep88.pdf Populations légales 2012: 88 Vosges