Canton of Péronnas

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
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
No. of communes	8
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Péronnas
Area	125.37 km2 (48.41 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	14,371
• Density	115/km2 (300/sq mi)

The canton comprised 8 communes:^[1]

• Lent
• Montagnat
• Montracol
• Péronnas
• Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc
• Saint-Just
• Saint-Rémy
• Servas

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Péronnas
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4 598	5 394	7 096	9 837	11 259	12 200
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cantons of the Ain department