Canton of Burie

Canton of Burie
French canton
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Seat Burie
Communes 10
Area¹
  Total 123.56 km2 (47.71 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 6,848
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Cantonal code 1705
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Burie is a French former administrative division in the Département Charente-Maritime and the region Poitou-Charentes. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 10 communes, which joined the canton of Chaniers in 2015.[1]

Communes of Burie

The canton of Burie contains 10 communes and has 6,848 inhabitants.

Commune Population (1999) Postal code INSEE code
Burie 1,259 17770 17072
Chérac 1,030 17610 17100
Dompierre-sur-Charente 449 17610 17141
Écoyeux 1,152 17770 17147
Migron 627 17770 17235
Saint-Bris-des-Bois 414 17770 17313
Saint-Césaire 915 17770 17314
Saint-Sauvant 514 17610 17395
Le Seure 238 17770 17426
Villars-les-Bois 250 17770 17470

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Coordinates: 45°46′N 0°29′W / 45.767°N 0.483°W / 45.767; -0.483

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