Canton of Archiac

Canton of Archiac
French canton
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Jonzac
Seat Archiac
Communes 17
Area¹
 • Total 195.24 km2 (75.38 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 6,148
 • Density 31/km2 (82/sq mi)
Cantonal code 1702
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Archiac is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes, which joined the canton of Jonzac in 2015.[1] The lowest point was 8 m in the commune of Celles, the highest point was in Saint-Eugène at 121 m, the average elevation was 66 m. The least populated commune was Neulles with 139 and the most populated commune was Archiac with 864.

Communes of Archiac

Commune Population (1999) Postal code INSEE code
Allas-Champagne 184 17500 17006
Archiac 864 17520 17016
Arthenac 312 17520 17020
Brie-sous-Archiac 245 17520 17066
Celles 251 17520 17076
Cierzac 199 17520 17106
Germignac 531 17520 17175
Jarnac-Champagne 727 17520 17192
Lonzac 248 17520 17209
Neuillac 258 17520 17258
Neulles 139 17500 17259
Saint-Ciers-Champagne 367 17520 17316
Saint-Eugène 292 17520 17326
Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac 196 17500 17341
Sainte-Lheurine 455 17520 17355
Saint-Maigrin 526 17520 17357
Saint-Martial-sur-Né 354 17520 17364

Population history

Year Population
1962 6,453
1968 6,901
1975 6,482
1982 6,127
1990 6,184
1999 6,148
2008 6,447

See also

References

  1. ↑ Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime

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Coordinates: 45°31′N 0°19′W / 45.517°N 0.317°W