Canton of Gex

Canton de Gex
French canton
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Seat Gex
Communes 7
Area¹
 • Total 98.27 km2 (37.94 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 28,156
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Cantonal code 01 09
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Gex is an administrative division in eastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was reduced from 11 to 7 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Gex
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population7 5649 39712 82515 18019 55022 478
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain

Coordinates: 46°20′00″N 6°03′28″E / 46.33333°N 6.05778°E / 46.33333; 6.05778

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