Canton of Courçon

The Canton of Courçon is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime 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 Marans in 2015.[1] The lowest point was the river Sèvre Niortaise (2 m), the highest point was in Benon at 56 m, the average elevation was 12 m. The least populated commune was La Laigne with 275 inhabitants and the most populated commune was Saint-Jean-de-Liversay with 1,697.

Courçon
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes14
Disbanded2015
SeatCourçon
Area
 • Total254.53 km2 (98.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total14,928
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)

Communes of Courçon

The canton of Courçon contained 14 communes and had 14,928 inhabitants (2012).[2]

CommunePopulationINSEE codePostal code
Angliers3641754017009
Benon5141717017041
Courçon1,0971717017127
Cramchaban5151717017132
Ferrières3621717017158
La Grève-sur-Mignon3611717017182
Le Gué-d'Alleré5141754017186
La Laigne2751717017201
Nuaillé-d'Aunis6321754017267
La Ronde7441717017303
Saint-Cyr-du-Doret3651717017322
Saint-Jean-de-Liversay1,6971717017349
Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis1,0691754017396
Taugon6121717017439

Population history
YearPopulation
19627,685
19688,067
19757,772
19828,048
19908,277
19999,121
200812,841
201214,928

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
  2. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE

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