Canton of Dompierre-sur-Besbre

Canton de Dompierre-sur-Besbre
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Chef-lieu Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Communes 9
Government
 • Representative Pascal Vernisse
2011-2014
Area¹
 • Total 302.72 km2 (116.9 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 9,127
 • Density 30.1/km2 (78.1/sq mi)
Cantonal code 03 07
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Dompierre-sur-Besbre is an administrative division in central France. It includes the following communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Coulanges 308 03470 03086
Diou 1 553 03290 03100
Dompierre-sur-Besbre 3 477 03290 03102
Molinet 1 159 03510 03173
Monétay-sur-Loire 340 03470 03177
Pierrefitte-sur-Loire 534 03470 03207
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre 426 03290 03253
Saligny-sur-Roudon 766 03470 03265
Vaumas 564 03220 03300

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Dompierre-sur-Besbre
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 9 701 10 651 10 633 10 289 9 834 9 127 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also