The Canton of Courçon is a former

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

of the Charente-Maritime ''

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

'', in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. 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 The Canton of Marans is a canton of the Charente-Maritime ''département'', in France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 6 to 20 communes: * Andilly * Angliers * Benon * Charr ...

in 2015.Décret n° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime
/ref> 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 The Sèvre Niortaise () is a long river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres department, near Sepvret, north of Melle. It flows through t ...

(2 m), the highest point was in

Benon Benon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population Its population, unlike other parts of the department, slowly grew, but saw a small decline between the late 1960s an ...

at 56 m, and the average elevation was 12 m. The most populated commune was

Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Saint-Jean-de-Liversay () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population Personalities * Jean René Constant Quoy, marine doctor and naturalist See also * Communes of t ...

with 2,570 inhabitants (2012).

Communes of Courçon

The canton comprised the following communes: * Angliers *

Courçon Courçon () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of F ...

Cramchaban Cram-Chaban (; known as Cramchaban until 31 December 2022) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, New Aquitaine, France. Population Its inhabitants are known as ''Cramois'' or ''Cramchabanais''. See also * Communes of the Chare ...

* Ferrières * La Grève-sur-Mignon *

Le Gué-d'Alleré Le Gué-d'Alleré () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 463 communes of the Charente-Maritime departm ...

* La Laigne *

Nuaillé-d'Aunis Nuaillé-d'Aunis (, literally ''Nuaillé of Aunis'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The follow ...

La Ronde La Ronde may refer to: Geography * La Ronde, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime ''département'', France * La Ronde River, on the Caribbean island of Dominica *La Ronde (amusement park), Montreal, Quebec, Canada *A La Ronde, an ...

* Saint-Cyr-du-Doret *

Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis (, literally ''Saint-Sauveur of Aunis'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department T ...

* Taugon

Population history

References

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