Canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine

Canton de Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
French canton
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Seat Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Communes 15
Area¹
 • Total 220.15 km2 (85.00 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 20,893
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Cantonal code 01 03
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine is an administrative division in eastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 12 to 15 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population13 43815 08415 99215 65716 34116 788
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

References

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

See also

Coordinates: 46°06′30″N 5°49′36″E / 46.10833°N 5.82667°E / 46.10833; 5.82667

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