Canton of Valserhône

The canton of Valserhône (before March 2020: canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine)[1] is an administrative division in eastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 12 to 15 communes (2 of which were merged into the new communes Surjoux-Lhopital and Valserhône):[2]

Valserhône
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes12
SeatValserhône
Area
 • Total220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total21,898
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE code01 03

Demographics
Historical population of Canton of Valserhône
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population13 43815 08415 99215 65716 34116 788
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

References
  1. Décret n° 2020-200 du 5 mars 2020 modifiant le décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain
  2. Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain

See also


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