Canton of Le Bois-d'Oingt

Le Bois-d'Oingt
French canton
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Seat Le Bois-d'Oingt
Communes 27
Area¹
  Total 197.7 km2 (76.3 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 27,804
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Le Bois-d'Oingt 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] The canton was expanded from 18 to 27 communes.

Composition

The canton of Le Bois-d'Oingt is composed of 27 communes:

Communes Population
(2012)
Alix 728
Bagnols 656
Belmont-d'Azergues 628
Bully 2,082
Chamelet 649
Charnay 1,072
Châtillon 2,192
Chessy 1,824
Cogny 1,154
Frontenas 812
Jarnioux 619
Le Bois-d'Oingt 2,287
Le Breuil 452
Légny 650
Létra 947
Liergues 1917
Moiré 199
Oingt 640
Pouilly-le-Monial 946
Sainte-Paule 337
Saint-Germain-Nuelles 2,068
Saint-Jean-des-Vignes 400
Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt 824
Saint-Vérand 1,111
Ternand 715
Theizé 1,088
Ville-sur-Jarnioux 807

See also

References

Coordinates: 45°56′01″N 4°35′03″E / 45.9336°N 4.5842°E / 45.9336; 4.5842

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