Canton of Poncin

The canton of Poncin is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Pont-d'Ain in 2015.[2]

Poncin
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatPoncin
Area
  Total107.43 km2 (41.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total7,227
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)

It included the following communes:[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme2770164001056
Cerdon6720145001068
Challes-la-Montagne2000145001077
Jujurieux1 7000164001199
Labalme1350145001200
Mérignat1140145001242
Poncin1 3600145001303
Saint-Alban1330145001331
Saint-Jean-le-Vieux1 4500164001363

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Poncin
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population5 0175 2994 9145 0705 5386 041
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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