Canton of Excideuil explained

Type:canton
Excideuil
Seat:Excideuil
Nbcomm:14
Insee:2411
Pop:5666
Population As Of:2012
Area:185.91
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Excideuil is a former canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the canton of Isle-Loue-Auvézère in 2015.[1] It had 5,666 inhabitants (2012).[2]

The lowest point is in Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil at 120 m, the highest point is in Saint-Mesmin at 415 m, the average elevation is 375 m. The most populated commune was Excideuil with 1,168 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:[2]

Population history

Year Population
1962 6,432
1968 6,951
1975 6,788
1982 6,271
1990 5,945
1999 5,677
2012 5,666

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028655967 Décret n° 2014-218 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Dordogne
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep24.pdf Populations légales 2012: 24 Dordogne