Canton of Puiseaux

The Canton of Puiseaux is a former canton of the Loiret département, in the Centre région, in France. Since 1800 it has been a part of the Arrondissement of Pithiviers. Between 1926 and 1942 it was part of the Arrondissement of Montargis. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 13 communes, which joined the canton of Malesherbes in 2015.[1]

Puiseaux
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
No. of communes13
Disbanded2015
SeatPuiseaux
Area
 • Total123.0 km2 (47.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total6,980
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)

Communes

There were 13 communes in the canton of Puiseaux:[2]

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-244 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Loiret
  2. INSEE: communes of the canton of Puiseaux

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