Canton of Pont-de-Veyle

The canton of Pont-de-Veyle is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 12 communes, which joined the new canton of Vonnas in 2015.^[1] It had 13,162 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

Pont-de-Veyle
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
No. of communes	12
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Pont-de-Veyle
Area	123.46 km2 (47.67 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	13,162
• Density	107/km2 (280/sq mi)

The canton comprised 12 communes:^[2]

• Bey
• Cormoranche-sur-Saône
• Crottet
• Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat
• Grièges
• Laiz
• Perrex
• Pont-de-Veyle
• Saint-André-d'Huiriat
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon
• Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon
• Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Pont-de-Veyle
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	6 896	7 335	7 766	8 808	10 276	11 079
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