Canton of Champtoceaux

Canton of Champtoceaux is a former canton of France, located in the Maine-et-Loire department, in the Pays de la Loire region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of La Pommeraye in 2015.[1]

Champtoceaux
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatChamptoceaux
Area
 • Total157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total12,296
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)

Elected to represent the canton in the General Council of Maine-et-Loire :

  • Roger Chevalier (UDF, 2001-2008)

Communes

The communes of Canton of Champtoceaux are:

  1. Champtoceaux (Chief town) : 1,748 inhabitants
  2. Bouzillé : 1,275 inhabitants
  3. Drain : 1,668 inhabitants
  4. Landemont : 1,481 inhabitants
  5. Liré : 2,154 inhabitants
  6. Saint-Christophe-la-Couperie : 455 inhabitants
  7. Saint-Laurent-des-Autels : 1,496 inhabitants
  8. Saint-Sauveur-de-Landemont : 653 inhabitants
  9. La Varenne : 1,366 inhabitants

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-259 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de Maine-et-Loire

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