Canton of Val d'Oingt

The Canton of Val d'Oingt (before March 2020: canton of Le Bois-d'Oingt)[2] is a French administrative division, located in the Rhône department.

Val d'Oingt
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
No. of communes23
SeatVal d'Oingt
Area
197.7 km2 (76.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[1]
29,714
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
INSEE code6904

The canton was established in 1790 and modified by decree of 27 February 2014 which came into force in March 2015.[3] The canton was expanded from 18 to 27 communes (5 of which were merged into the new communes Porte des Pierres Dorées and Val d'Oingt).

Composition

The canton of Val d'Oingt is composed of 23 communes:

Communes Population
(2012)
Alix 728
Bagnols 656
Belmont-d'Azergues 628
Le Breuil 452
Bully 2,082
Chamelet 649
Charnay 1,072
Châtillon 2,192
Chessy 1,824
Cogny 1,154
Frontenas 812
Légny 650
Létra 947
Moiré 199
Porte des Pierres Dorées 3,482
Sainte-Paule 337
Saint-Germain-Nuelles 2,068
Saint-Jean-des-Vignes 400
Saint-Vérand 1,111
Ternand 715
Theizé 1,088
Val d'Oingt 3,751
Ville-sur-Jarnioux 807

See also

References

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