The Canton of Courçon is a former canton of the Charente-Maritime département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation, which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the canton of Marans in 2015.Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime It had 14,928 inhabitants, as per the 2012 census.Populations légales 2012: 17 Charente-Maritime, INSEE The lowest point was the river Sèvre Niortaise (2 m), the highest point was in Benon at 56 m, and the average elevation was 12 m. The most populated commune was Saint-Jean-de-Liversay with 2,570 inhabitants (2012).
Communes of Courçon
The canton comprised the following communes:
Angliers Benon Courçon Cramchaban Ferrières La Grève-sur-Mignon Le Gué-d'Alleré La Laigne Nuaillé-d'Aunis La Ronde Saint-Cyr-du-Doret Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis Taugon
Population history
Year Population 1962 7,685 1968 8,067 1975 7,772 1982 8,048 1990 8,277 1999 9,121 2008 12,841 2012 14,928
See also Cantons of the Charente-Maritime department
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