Canton of Hérisson

The canton of Hérisson is a former administrative division in central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 12 communes, which joined the canton of Huriel in 2015.[1] It included the following communes:

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Audes	451	03190	03010
Bizeneuille	287	03170	03031
Le Brethon	352	03350	03041
Cosne-d'Allier	2 407	03430	03084
Estivareilles	1 033	03190	03111
Givarlais	227	03190	03123
Hérisson	709	03190	03127
Louroux-Bourbonnais	245	03350	03150
Louroux-Hodement	293	03190	03153
Maillet	322	03190	03158
Nassigny	145	03190	03193
Reugny	272	03190	03213
Saint-Caprais	92	03190	03222
Sauvagny	99	03430	03269
Tortezais	147	03430	03285
Vallon-en-Sully	1 712	03190	03297
Venas	242	03190	03303

Hérisson
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
No. of communes	17
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Hérisson
Area
• Total	435.22 km^2 (168.04 sq mi)
Population  (1999)
• Total	9,035
• Density	21/km^2 (50/sq mi)

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Hérisson
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	9 341	10 262	9 697	9 822	9 461	9 035
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 Allier department
• Communes of France

References

1. Décret n° 2014-265 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Allier