Canton of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

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The canton of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is an administrative division of the Savoie department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Its prefecture is Chambéry; it is located in the French Alps. In 2016, it had a population of 429,681.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes:^[1]

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References

1 2 "Décret n° 2014-272 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Savoie | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-22.

Coordinates: 45°17′N6°20′E / 45.28°N 6.34°E / 45.28; 6.34

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[decret-1] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-272 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Savoie | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-22.