Canton of La Jarrie

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Canton of La Jarrie
Administration
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Communes 14
Chief Town La Jarrie
Cantonal code 1701
Statistics
Land area¹ 143.93 km²
Population
 -1999 18,563
 -Density 129/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².
France

The Canton of La Jarrie is a canton of the Charente-Maritime department, in France.

The lowest point is 1 m in the commune of Saint-Vivien, Charente-Maritime, the highest point is Croix-Chapeau at 51 m, the average or the centre is 24 m. The leastly populated commune is Anais with 210, the largest is one of the few in France to have two communes the same population and they are La Jarrie and Sainte-Soulle having 2,653 each.

The canton of La Jarrie contains 14 communes and has 18,563 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code
Anais 210 17540 17007
Bourgneuf 1 041 17220 17059
Clavette 711 17220 17109
Croix-Chapeau 890 17220 17136
La Jarne 2,054 17220 17193
La Jarrie 2,653 17220 17194
Montroy 538 17220 17245
Saint-Christophe 916 17220 17315
Saint-Médard-d'Aunis 1,253 17220 17373
Saint-Rogatien 1,805 17220 17391
Sainte-Soulle 2,653 17220 17407
Saint-Vivien 851 17220 17413
Salles-sur-Mer 1,611 17220 17420
Vérines 1,377 17540 17466

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[edit] Population history

Year Population Density
1962 7,768 -
1968 8,089 -
1972 10,237 -
1982 14,133 -
1990 16,346 -
1999 18,563 128.97/km²

[edit] Other

The canton of La Jarrie has a schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.

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