Canton of Montlieu-la-Garde

Canton of Montlieu-la-Garde
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Chef-lieu Montlieu-la-Garde
Communes 13
Area¹
 • Total 218.88 km2 (84.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 6,153
 • Density 28.1/km2 (72.8/sq mi)
Cantonal code 1719
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Montlieu-la-Garde is a canton of the Charente-Maritime department, in France.

The lowest point is 1 m in the commune of Bussac-Forêt, the highest point is Chevanceau at 158 m, the average or the centre is 98 m. The leastly populated commune is Le Pin with 210 and the most populated commune is Montlieu-la-Garde with 1,275. The second mostly populated commune is Chevanceau with 981.

The canton of Montlieu-la-Garde contains 13 communes and has 6,153 inhabitants.

Commune Population Postal code INSEE code
Bedenac 509 17210 17038
Bussac-Forêt 872 17210 17074
Chatenet 188 17210 17095
Chepniers 643 17210 17099
Chevanceaux 981 17210 17104
Mérignac 206 17210 17229
Montlieu-la-Garde 1,275 17210 17243
Orignolles 625 17210 17269
Le Pin 73 17210 17276
Polignac 108 17210 17281
Pouillac 230 17210 17287
Sainte-Colombe 114 17210 17319
Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac 329 17210 17378

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Population history

Year Population Density
1962 5,958 -
1968 6,603 -
1972 6,322 -
1982 6,138 -
1990 6,212 -
1999 6,153 28.11/km²

Other

The canton of Montlieu-la-Garde has a schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.

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