The canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey is an administrative division of the
Ain
Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
department, eastern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is located in
Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, France. With 14,288 inhabitants (2020), it is one of the largest towns of the historical regi ...
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As of January 2021, the population of the canton was 31,035.
Political representation
Department councillors since 2015
Composition
Composition prior to 2015
The canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey consisted of 8 communes with a population of 22,151 in 2010.
Composition since 2015
The new canton consists of 18 communes in their entirety:
Pictures of the canton
See also
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Cantons of the Ain department
This article presents a list of Cantons in the Ain department of France. Consisting of 49 cantons after the creation of the department structure in 1790, the number was reduced to 32 during the overhaul of the cantonal map in 1801, before increas ...
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Communes of France
A () is a level of administrative divisions of France, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in Canada and the United States; ' in Ger ...
References
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Cantons of Ain