Canton of Tarare

Tarare
French canton
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Seat Tarare
Area¹
  Total 269.25 km2 (103.96 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 27,522
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Tarare is a French administrative division, located in the Rhône department.

The canton was established in 1790 and modified by decree of 27 February 2014 which came into force in March 2015.[1]

Composition

The canton of Tarare is composed of 21 communes:

Communes Population
(2012)
Affoux 340
Ancy 597
Chambost-Allières 782
Dareizé 445
Dième 202
Grandris 1,164
Joux 650
Lamure-sur-Azergues 1,035
Les Olmes 791
Les Sauvages 656
Pontcharra-sur-Turdine 2,517
Saint-Appolinaire 181
Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne 780
Saint-Forgeux 1,468
Saint-Just-d'Avray 755
Saint-Loup 975
Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé 523
Saint-Romain-de-Popey 1,430
Sarcey 941
Tarare 10,401
Valsonne 889

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Coordinates: 45°53′46″N 4°27′23″E / 45.8961°N 4.4563°E / 45.8961; 4.4563

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