Canton of Bourg-Argental

Former canton in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Bourg-Argental
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatBourg-Argental
Area
146.81 km2 (56.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
6,685
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)

The canton of Bourg-Argental is a French former administrative division located in the department of Loire and the Rhone-Alpes region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes,[1] which joined the new canton of Le Pilat in 2015.[2] It had 6,685 inhabitants (2012).[1]

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

  • Bourg-Argental
  • Burdignes
  • Colombier
  • Graix
  • Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette
  • Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue
  • Thélis-la-Combe
  • La Versanne

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Populations légales 2012: 42 Loire, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-260 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Loire

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