Canton of Preuilly-sur-Claise

The Canton of Preuilly-sur-Claise is a former canton situated in the Indre-et-Loire département and in the Centre region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Descartes in 2015.[2]

Preuilly-sur-Claise
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatPreuilly-sur-Claise
Area
  Total304.89 km2 (117.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total5,077
  Density17/km2 (40/sq mi)

Composition

The Canton of Preuilly-sur-Claise comprises 8 communes and a total of 5,077 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Bossay-sur-Claise
8183729037028
Boussay
2513729037033
Chambon
2963729037048
Charnizay
4893729037061
Chaumussay
2573735037064
Preuilly-sur-Claise
1 1203729037189
Tournon-Saint-Pierre
5133729037259
Yzeures-sur-Creuse
1 4673729037282

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19627,143    
19687,104−0.5%
19756,720−5.4%
19826,358−5.4%
19906,035−5.1%
19995,411−10.3%
20065,211−3.7%
20125,077−2.6%

See also

Notes

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