Canton of Nantua
| Canton de Nantua | |
|---|---|
| — French canton — | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Chef-lieu | Nantua |
| Communes | 12 |
| Government | |
| - Representative | Claude Ferry 2004-2010 |
| Area ¹ | |
| - Total | 144.98 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| - Total | 13,181 |
| - Density | 90.9/km2 (235.5/sq mi) |
| Cantonal code | 01 22 |
| 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. It includes the following communes:
| Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code |
Insee code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apremont | 329 | 01100 | 01011 |
| Brion | 559 | 01460 | 01063 |
| Charix | 265 | 01130 | 01087 |
| Béard-Géovreissiat | 714 | 01460 | 01170 |
| Lalleyriat | 195 | 01130 | 01204 |
| Maillat | 664 | 01430 | 01228 |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 3 652 | 01460 | 01265 |
| Nantua | 3 902 | 01130 | 01269 |
| Les Neyrolles | 617 | 01130 | 01274 |
| Le Poizat | 321 | 01130 | 01300 |
| Port | 913 | 01460 | 01307 |
| Saint-Martin-du-Frêne | 1 050 | 01430 | 01373 |
Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 686 | 8 500 | 9 477 | 10 574 | 12 185 | 13 181 |
| From the year 1962 onward: population without double counting | |||||
See also
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