Canton of Genas

The Canton of Genas is a French administrative division, located in the Rhône department.

Genas
Canton
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
No. of communes	8
Seat	Genas
Area
• Total	141.18 km² (54.51 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	39,189
• Density	278/km² (720/sq mi)
INSEE code	6906

The canton was established by decree of 27 February 2014 which came into force in March 2015.[1]

Composition

The canton of Genas is composed of 8 communes:

Communes	Population (2012)
Colombier-Saugnieu	2,495
Genas	12,355
Jons	1,354
Pusignan	3,730
Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	6,822
Saint-Laurent-de-Mure	5,326
Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu	4,651
Toussieu	2,456

See also

References

(in French) Décret n° 2014-267 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Rhône

Cantons of the Rhône department
Anse L'Arbresle Belleville-en-Beaujolais Brignais Genas Gleizé Mornant Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon Tarare Thizy-les-Bourgs Val d'Oingt Vaugneray Villefranche-sur-Saône

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.