The canton of Chantelle is a former administrative division in central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 15 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Gannat in 2015.[2] It had 5,310 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Chantelle
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
No. of communes15
Disbanded2015
SeatChantelle
Area
229.68 km2 (88.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,310
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics edit

Historical population of Canton of Chantelle
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population5 8576 3745 5605 0874 9104 870
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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