Canton of Charente-Sud

Canton of Charente-Sud
Canton
Country France
Region Nouvelle Aquitaine
Department Charente
Seat Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
Communes 41
Area¹
  Total 628.75 km2 (242.76 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 20,115
  Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Cantonal code 16 09
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Charente-Sud is an administrative division in the Charente department, France. It was created following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015 from the former cantons of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Blanzac-Porcheresse and Brossac. It consists of 46 communes (8 of which merged into the new communes Val-des-Vignes, Montmérac and Coteaux du Blanzacais):[1]

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Coordinates: 45°28′25″N 0°09′15″W / 45.47361°N 0.15417°W / 45.47361; -0.15417


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