The canton of Péronnas is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 14,371 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Péronnas
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes8
Disbanded2015
SeatPéronnas
Area
125.37 km2 (48.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
14,371
 • Density115/km2 (300/sq mi)

The canton comprised 8 communes:[1]

Demographics edit

Historical population of Canton of Péronnas
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4 5985 3947 0969 83711 25912 200
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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