Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne explained

Type:canton
Tonnay-Boutonne
Nbcomm:11
Seat:Tonnay-Boutonne
Insee:1738
Pop:3417
Population As Of:2012
Area:121.7
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime department in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 11 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély in 2015.[1] It had 3,417 inhabitants (2012).[2] The lowest point is the river Boutonne near Puy-du-Lac (1 m), the highest point is at Nachamps at 66 m. The seat of the canton was Tonnay-Boutonne.

Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:[2]

Population history

Year Population
1962 2,786
1968 3,120
1975 2,948
1982 2,824
1990 2,862
1999 3,013
2008 3,237

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664692 Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep17.pdf Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime