Canton of Nantua

Canton de Nantua
French canton
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Seat Nantua
Communes 17
Area¹
 • Total 214.04 km2 (82.64 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 21,518
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Cantonal code 01 14
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Nantua 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 18 communes (2 of which merged into the new commune Le Poizat-Lalleyriat):[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Nantua
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population7 6868 5009 47710 57412 18513 181
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°09′07″N 5°36′28″E / 46.15194°N 5.60778°E / 46.15194; 5.60778

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