Canton of Saint-Savinien

The Canton of Saint-Savinien 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 11 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély in 2015.[1] Its postal codes were 17350, 17380 and 17430. The lowest point is the river Charente near Bords (3 m), the highest point is near Fenioux (102 m). The canton seat is Saint-Savinien. The canton had 7,511 inhabitants (2012).

Saint-Savinien
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes11
Disbanded2015
SeatSaint-Savinien
Area
 • Total166.25 km2 (64.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total7,511
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)

Communes

The canton of Saint-Savinien contained 11 communes:[2]

CommunePopulation (1999)Postal CodeInsee code
Annepont2671735017011
Archingeay5191738017017
Bords1,1221743017053
Champdolent3721743017085
Fenioux1241735017157
Grandjean2321735017181
Le Mung2641735017252
Les Nouillers6111738017266
Saint-Savinien2,3591735017397
Taillant1311735017435
Taillebourg6001735017436

Population history
YearPopulation
19626,147
19686,496
19756,190
19826,467
19906,461
19996,606
20087,125
20127,511

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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