Canton of Courçon

Canton of Courçon
French canton
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement La Rochelle
Seat Courçon
Communes 14
Area¹
  Total 254.53 km2 (98.27 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 9,121
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Cantonal code 1707
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Courçon 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 14 communes, which joined the canton of Marans in 2015.[1] The lowest point was the river Sèvre Niortaise (2 m), the highest point was in Benon at 56 m, the average elevation was 12 m. The least populated commune was La Laigne with 275 inhabitants and the most populated commune was Saint-Jean-de-Liversay with 1,697.

Communes of Courçon

The canton of Courçon contained 14 communes and had 9,121 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal code
Angliers 364 17540 17009
Benon 514 17170 17041
Courçon 1,097 17170 17127
Cramchaban 515 17170 17132
Ferrières 362 17170 17158
La Grève-sur-Mignon 361 17170 17182
Le Gué-d'Alleré 514 17540 17186
La Laigne 275 17170 17201
Nuaillé-d'Aunis 632 17540 17267
La Ronde 744 17170 17303
Saint-Cyr-du-Doret 365 17170 17322
Saint-Jean-de-Liversay 1,697 17170 17349
Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis 1,069 17540 17396
Taugon 612 17170 17439

Population history

Year Population
1962 7,685
1968 8,067
1975 7,772
1982 8,048
1990 8,277
1999 9,121
2008 12,841

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Coordinates: 46°15′N 0°50′W / 46.250°N 0.833°W / 46.250; -0.833

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