Canton of Courçon
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Canton of Courçon | |
Région | Poitou-Charentes |
Département | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | La Rochelle |
Chief town | Courçon |
Communes | 14 |
Cantonal code | 17 07 |
Councillor general | - |
Population | 9,121 (1999) |
Area | 254.53 km²/25,453 ha |
Density | 35.83/km² |
The Canton of Courçon is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. Its postcodes are 17170 and 17540 for Le Gué-d'Alleré and Nuaillé-d'Aunis.
The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean, the highest point is at Benon at 56 m, the average or the centre is 12 m. The least populated commune is La Laigne with 275 inhabitants and the most populated commune is Saint-Jean-de-Liversay with 1,697. The second mostly populated commune is Courçon, more than the canton's chief town.
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[edit] Communes of Excideuil
The canton of Excideuil contains 14 communes and has 9,121 inhabitants.
Commune | Population | INSEE code | Postal code | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angliers | 364 | 17540 | 17009 | 11th |
Benon | 514 | 17170 | 17041 | 8th |
Courçon | 1,097 | 17170 | 17127 | 2nd |
Cramchaban | 515 | 17170 | 17132 | 7th |
Ferrières | 362 | 17170 | 17158 | 12th |
La Grève-sur-Mignon | 361 | 17170 | 17182 | 13th |
Le Gué-d'Alleré | 514 | 17540 | 17186 | 8th |
La Laigne | 275 | 17170 | 17201 | 14th |
Nuaillé-d'Aunis | 632 | 17540 | 17267 | 5th |
La Ronde | 744 | 17170 | 17303 | 4th |
Saint-Cyr-du-Doret | 365 | 17170 | 17322 | 10th |
Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 1,697 | 17170 | 17349 | 1st |
Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis | 1,069 | 17540 | 17396 | 3rd |
Taugon | 612 | 17170 | 17439 | 6th |
[edit] Population history
Year | Population | Density |
---|---|---|
1962 | 7,685 | - |
1968 | 8,067 | - |
1975 | 7,772 | - |
1982 | 8,048 | - 685 8 067 7 772 8 048 8 277 9 121 |
1990 | 8,277 | - |
1999 | 9,121 | 35.83/km² |
The population has been steadily growing with the exception between 1968 and the late-1970s.
[edit] Other
The canton of has schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.
[edit] See also
- Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissements of the Charente-Maritime department
- Cantons of the Charente-Maritime department
- Communes of the Charente-Maritime department
- List of councillors-general of the Charente-Maritime department