Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne

Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne
Région Poitou-Charentes
Département Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Chief town Tonnay-Boutonne
Communes 11
Cantonal code 17 38
Councillor general Bernard Rochet (Right)
elected in 2004[1]
Population 3,013
(1999)
Area 121.69 km²/21,169 ha
Density 24.76/km²

The Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne is a canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. It has three postcodes assigned for each commune.

The lowest point is 1 m near Puy-du-Lac, the highest point is at Nachamps at 66 m, the average or the centre is 22 m. The least populated commune is Tonnay-Boutonne with 1,126 inhabitants and the most populated commune is Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière with 73. The second mostly populated commune is Puy-de-Lac with 280, four to five times more than the canton's chief town.

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Communes of Excideuil

The canton of Excideuil contains 11 communes and has 3,013 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code Rank
Annezay 175 17380 17012 8th
Chantemerle-sur-la-Soie 108 17380 17087 10th
Chervettes 124 17380 17103 9th
Nachamps 211 17380 17254 6th
Puy-du-Lac 280 17380 17292 2nd
Puyrolland 193 17380 17294 7th
Saint-Crépin 217 17380 17321 5th
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière 73 17380 17352 11th
Saint-Loup 273 17380 17356 3rd
Tonnay-Boutonne 1,126 17380 17448 1st
Torxé 233 17380 17450 4th

Population history

Year Population Density
1962 2,786 -
1968 3,120 -
1975 2,948 -
1982 2,824 -
1990 2,862 -
1999 3,013 24.76/km²

Other

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 2004 elections in the canton of Tonnay-Boutonne

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