Canton de Villebois-Lavalette | |
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French canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Angoulême |
Seat | Villebois-Lavalette |
Communes | 17 |
Government | |
• Representative | Jean-Claude Rambaud 2004-2010 (PS) |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 312 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 7,177 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 16 28 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
The canton of Villebois-Lavalette is located in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes, which joined the canton of Tude-et-Lavalette in 2015.
Coordinates: 45°29′0″N 0°17′0″E / 45.48333°N 0.28333°E