The canton of Coligny is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the new canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois in 2015.[1] It had 6,802 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Coligny
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatColigny
Area
144.26 km2 (55.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
6,802
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)

The canton comprised 9 communes:[2]

Demographics edit

Historical population of Canton of Coligny
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population5 2185 7045 3475 5635 7925 994
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also edit

46°22′59″N 5°20′46″E / 46.38306°N 5.34611°E / 46.38306; 5.34611

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