Canton of Vigeois (Limousin)

Canton de Vigeois
French canton
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde
Seat Vigeois
Communes 6
Government
 • Representative François Hollande
Area¹
 • Total 134.95 km2 (52.10 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 3,647
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Cantonal code 19 29
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Vigeois is a former administrative division situated in the Corrèze département and in the Limousin region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 6 communes, which joined the canton of Allassac in 2015:[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Estivaux 373 19410 19078
Orgnac-sur-Vézère 304 19410 19154
Perpezac-le-Noir 1.021 19410 19162
Saint-Bonnet-l'Enfantier 319 19410 19188
Troche 515 19230 19270
Vigeois 1.115 19410 19285

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Vigeois (Limousin)
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population4 0384 4563 9243 7423 5413 4373 6023 647-
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Décret n° 2014-228 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Corrèze

Coordinates: 45°22′49″N 1°31′05″E / 45.38028°N 1.51806°E / 45.38028; 1.51806

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