title: Canton of Hérisson
text: # Canton of Hérisson
  
  The canton of Hérisson 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 17 communes, which joined the canton of Huriel in 2015. It had 8,955 inhabitants (2012).
  
  The canton comprised the following communes:
  
  * Audes
  * Bizeneuille
  * Le Brethon
  * Cosne-d'Allier
  * Estivareilles
  * Givarlais
  * Hérisson
  * Louroux-Bourbonnais
  * Louroux-Hodement
  * Maillet
  * Nassigny
  * Reugny
  * Saint-Caprais
  * Sauvagny
  * Tortezais
  * Vallon-en-Sully
  * Venas
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Historical population of Canton of Hérisson (Source: INSEE) :
  
  | Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Population | 9 341 | 10 262 | 9 697 | 9 822 | 9 461 | 9 035 |
  | From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |||||||
  