Canton of Archiac

The Canton of Archiac is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes, which joined the canton of Jonzac in 2015.[1] The lowest point was 8 m in the commune of Celles, the highest point was in Saint-Eugène at 121 m, the average elevation was 66 m. The least populated commune was Neulles with 139 and the most populated commune was Archiac with 864.

Archiac
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatArchiac
Area
 • Total195.24 km2 (75.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total6,813
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)

Communes of Archiac

The canton of Archiac contained the following 17 communes and had 6,813 inhabitants (2012).[2]

CommunePopulation (1999)Postal codeINSEE code
Allas-Champagne1841750017006
Archiac8641752017016
Arthenac3121752017020
Brie-sous-Archiac2451752017066
Celles2511752017076
Cierzac1991752017106
Germignac5311752017175
Jarnac-Champagne7271752017192
Lonzac2481752017209
Neuillac2581752017258
Neulles1391750017259
Saint-Ciers-Champagne3671752017316
Saint-Eugène2921752017326
Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac1961750017341
Sainte-Lheurine4551752017355
Saint-Maigrin5261752017357
Saint-Martial-sur-Né3541752017364

Population history
YearPopulation
19626,453
19686,901
19756,482
19826,127
19906,184
19996,148
20086,447
20126,813

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
  2. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE

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