Canton of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin explained

Type:canton
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Seat:Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Nbcomm:8
Insee:24 07
Pop:3849
Population As Of:2012
Area:127.49
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Le Boussin-de-Cadouin 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 8 communes, which joined the canton of Lalinde in 2015.[1] It had 3,849 inhabitants (2012).[2]

The lowest point is 35 m in the commune of Badefols-sur-Dordogne, the highest point is in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin at 248 m, the average elevation is 85 m. The most populated commune was Le Buisson-de-Cadouin with 2,086 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:[2]

Population history

Year Population
1962 3,596
1968 3,730
1975 3,517
1982 3,504
1990 3,521
1999 3,629

See also

References

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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