Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne

The Canton of Tonnay-Boutonne is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime department in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 11 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Saint-Jean-d'Angély in 2015.^[2] It had 3,417 inhabitants (2012).^[1] The lowest point is the river Boutonne near Puy-du-Lac (1 m), the highest point is at Nachamps at 66 m. The seat of the canton was Tonnay-Boutonne.

Tonnay-Boutonne
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Tonnay-Boutonne
Area	121.7 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	3,417
• Density	28/km2 (70/sq mi)

Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:^[1]

• Annezay
• Chantemerle-sur-la-Soie
• Chervettes
• Nachamps
• Puy-du-Lac
• Puyrolland
• Saint-Crépin
• Saint-Laurent-de-la-Barrière
• Saint-Loup
• Tonnay-Boutonne
• Torxé

Population history

Year	Population
1962	2,786
1968	3,120
1975	2,948
1982	2,824
1990	2,862
1999	3,013
2008	3,237

See also

• Cantons of the Charente-Maritime department