Canton de Chabanais | |
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French canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Seat | Chabanais |
Communes | 11 |
Government | |
• Representative | Jean-Marie Judde 2008-2014 (DVG) |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 234 km2 (90 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 7,969 |
• Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 16 09 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
The canton of Chabanais 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 11 communes, which joined the canton of Charente-Vienne in 2015:
Coordinates: 45°52′30″N 0°43′14″E / 45.87500°N 0.72056°E