Canton of Mirambeau

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Canton of
Mirambeau
Canton de Mirambeau
Région Poitou-Charentes
Département Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzax
Chief town Mirambeau
Communes 19
Cantonal code 17 16
Councillor general
Population 7,218
(1999)
Area 266.86 km²/26,686 ha
= 27.05/km²

The Canton of Mirambeau is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. The canton has two postcodes, 17150, 17130 and 17240.

The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean at the commune of Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde, the highest point is at Salignac-de-Mirambeau at 111 m, the average or the centre is 46 m. The leastly populated commune is Semillac with 52 and the most populated commune is Mirambeau with 1,461. The second mostly populated commune is Saint-Bonnet-Sur-Gironde with 528.

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[edit] Communes of Mirambeau

The canton of Nontron contains 19 communes and has 7,218 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code
Allas-Bocage 150 17150 17005
Boisredon 600 17150 17052
Consac 240 17150 17116
Courpignac 359 17130 17129
Mirambeau 1,461 17150 17236
Nieul-le-Virouil 562 17150 17263
Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde 838 17150 17312
Saint-Ciers-du-Taillon 524 17240 17317
Saint-Dizant-du-Bois 80 17150 17324
Saint-Georges-des-Agoûts 245 17150 17335
Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois 281 17500 17345
Saint-Martial-de-Mirambeau 220 17150 17362
Sainte-Ramée 126 17240 17390
Saint-Sorlin-de-Conac 201 17150 17405
Saint-Thomas-de-Conac 545 17150 17410
Salignac-de-Mirambeau 154 17130 17417
Semillac 52 17150 17423
Semoussac 220 17150 17424
Soubran 360 17150 17430

[edit] Population history

Year Population Density
1962 7,894 -
1968 8,522 -
1975 7,571 -
1982 7,363 -
1990 7,192 -
1999 7,218 27.05/km²

The population grew until the 1968 census and dropped until 1982, the [[population between 1991 and 1999 saw a small increase to the canton's population.

[edit] Other

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

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