Canton of Coligny

Canton de Coligny
French canton
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Seat Coligny
Communes 9
Government
  Representative Alain Gestas
2011-2014
Area¹
  Total 144.26 km2 (55.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 5,994
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Cantonal code 01 11
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Coligny is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the new canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois in 2015.[1] It included the following communes:

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Beaupont 492 01270 01029
Bény 613 01370 01038
Coligny 1 091 01270 01108
Domsure 403 01270 01147
Marboz 2 164 01851 01232
Pirajoux 299 01270 01296
Salavre 285 01270 01391
Verjon 192 01270 01432
Villemotier 455 01270 01445

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Coligny
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population5 2185 7045 3475 5635 7925 994
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

Coordinates: 46°22′59″N 5°20′46″E / 46.38306°N 5.34611°E / 46.38306; 5.34611

References


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