Canton of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin

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Canton of Le Boussin-de-Cadouin
Région Aquitaine
Département Dordogne
Arrondissement Bergerac
Chief town Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
Communes 8
Cantonal code 24 07
Councillor general
Population 3,629
(1999)
Area 127.49 km²/12,749 ha
Density 28.46/km²

The Canton of Le Boussin-de-Cadouin is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. Its postcodes are 24480 and 24150.

The lowest point is 35m at the commune of Badefols-sur-Dordogne, the highest point is at Le Buisson-de-Cadouin at 248m, the average or the centre is 85m. The least populated commune is Bouillac with 119 inhabitants and the most populated commune is Le Buisson-de-Cadouin with 2,075. The second mostly populated commune is Alles-sur-Dordogne with 321, five times more than the canton's chief town.

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[edit] Communes of Buisson-de-Cadouin

The canton of Boussin-de-Cadouin contains 13 communes and has 6,153 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code
Alles-sur-Dordogne 321 24480 24005
Badefols-sur-Dordogne 187 24150 24022
Bouillac 119 24480 24052
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin 2,075 24480 24068
Calès 304 24150 24073
Molières 292 24480 24273
Pontours 168 24150 24334
Urval 163 24480 24560

[edit] Population history

Year Population Density
1962 3,596 -
1968 3,730 -
1975 3,517 -
1982 3,504 -
1990 3,521 -
1999 3,629 28.46/km²

The population grew until the 1968 census and dropped until 1982. Since the 1980s and the 1982 census, the population has been growing slowly.

[edit] Other

The canton of Boussin-de-Cadouin has schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.

[edit] External links

nivgeo=P&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&codgeo=2407&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR The canton of on the INSEE site]

[edit] See also