Canton of Rémuzat

Rémuzat
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
No. of communes16
Disbanded2015
SeatRémuzat
Area
28,339 km2 (10,942 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
1,391
 • Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)

The Canton of Rémuzat is a former canton located in the Department of Drôme, in the Arrondissement of Nyons. It had 1,391 inhabitants (2012).[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 16 communes, which joined the canton of Nyons et Baronnies in 2015.[2]

Composition

It was composed of the following communes:[1]

Political history

  • 1955-1967 M. Rolland Centrist then DVD
  • 1967-1979 M. Latil DVD
  • 1979-2004 Jean Besson Socialist Senator of the Drôme since 1989
  • 2004-2014 Hervé Rasclard Socialist Deputy mayor of Bourg-de-Péage, Premier Vice-President of the General Council

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: 26 Drôme, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-191 du 20 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Drôme


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