Canton of Antrain
| Canton of Antrain | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement |
Fougères-Vitré (15 municipalities) Rennes (9 municipalities) |
| main place | Val-Couesnon |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 37,372 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 67 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 557.10 km² |
| Communities | 24 |
| INSEE code | 3501 |
 Location of the canton of Antrain in the Ille-et-Vilaine department |
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The canton Antrain (Breton canton Entraven ) is a French constituency in the arrondissements of Fougères-Vitré and Rennes , in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Val-Couesnon .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, ten municipalities belonged to the canton of Antrain. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 31. In addition to the previous communes of the old canton of Antrain, all 11 communes of the previous canton of Saint-Brice-en-Coglès and 10 of the 15 communes of the previous canton of Saint-Aubin- d'Aubigné added.
location
The canton is located in the north of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Communities
Canton of Antrain since 2015
The canton of Antrain comprises 24 municipalities.
| local community | Gallo | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andouillé-Neuville | Andólhae | Andolieg-Kernevez | 886 | 12.61 | 35250 | 35003 | Rennes |
| Aubigné | Aubinyae | Elvinieg | 474 | 2.20 | 35250 | 35007 | Rennes |
| Bazouges-la-Pérouse | Bazój-la-Pérózz | Bazeleg-ar-Veineg | 1,808 | 58.18 | 35560 | 35019 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Chauvigné | Chauvinyaé | Kelvinieg | 845 | 17.71 | 35490 | 35075 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Fine | Fine | Finiou | 977 | 20.35 | 35440 | 35110 | Rennes |
| Gahard | Gahard | Gwaharzh | 1,467 | 24.96 | 35490 | 35118 | Rennes |
| Le Châtellier | Le Chastelier | Casteller | 427 | 13.43 | 35133 | 35071 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Le Tiercent | Le Tierczant | To Tergant | 174 | 3.70 | 35460 | 35336 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Les Portes du Coglais | Dorioù-ar-Gougleiz | 2,391 | 40.71 | 35460 | 35191 | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Maen Roch | Maen Roc'h | 4,850 | 39.11 | 35460 | 35257 | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Marcillé-Raoul | Marcilhae-Raóll | Marc'helleg-Raoul | 766 | 22.41 | 35560 | 35164 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Montreuil-sur-Ille | Móstroelh | Mousterel-an-Il | 2,383 | 15.15 | 35440 | 35195 | Rennes |
| Mouazé | Móazae | Moezeg | 1,586 | 8.39 | 35250 | 35197 | Rennes |
| Noyal-sous-Bazouges | Nóyau | Noal-Bazeleg | 385 | 14.83 | 35560 | 35205 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Rimou | Rimó | Rivoù | 336 | 13.28 | 35560 | 35242 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Romazy | Romaziu | Rovazil | 254 | 7.18 | 35490 | 35244 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | Saent-Aubein-d'Aubinyae | Sant-Albin-Elvinieg | 3,796 | 23.52 | 35250 | 35251 | Rennes |
| Saint-Germain-en-Coglès | Saent-Jermaen-an-Cogl | Sant-Jermen-Gougleiz | 2,051 | 32.09 | 35133 | 35273 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes | Saent-Ilaèrr | Sant-Eler-al-Lann | 1,038 | 18.27 | 35140 | 35280 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Saint-Marc-le-Blanc | Saent-Mard-le-Blaunc | Sant-Mezar-Elvinieg | 1,689 | 22.76 | 35460 | 35292 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Saint-Rémy-du-Plain | Saent-Remi-deü-Plaen | Sant-Revig-ar-Plaen | 828 | 14.87 | 35560 | 35309 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Sens-de-Bretagne | Santz | Sen | 2,554 | 30.82 | 35490 | 35326 | Rennes |
| Val-Couesnon | 4.191 | 79.01 | 35460, 35560 | 35004 | Fougères-Vitré | ||
| Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon | Vioez-Vic | Henwig-ar-C'houenon | 1,216 | 21.56 | 35490 | 35355 | Rennes |
| Canton of Antrain | Antrein | Entraven | 37,372 | 557.10 | - | 3501 | - |
Canton of Antrain by 2015
The old canton of Antrain consisted of ten communities on an area of 220.29 km². These were: Antrain (main town), Bazouges-la-Pérouse , Chauvigné , La Fontanelle , Marcillé-Raoul , Noyal-sous-Bazouges , Rimou , Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie , Saint-Rémy-du-Plain and Tremblay .
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2019:
- Merger of Baillé and Saint-Marc-le-Blanc → Saint-Marc-le-Blanc
- Merger Antrain , La Fontenelle , Saint-Ouen-la-Rouërie and Tremblay → Val-Couesnon
2017:
- Fusion of Coglès , La Selle-en-Coglès and Montours → Les Portes du Coglais
- Merger of Saint-Brice-en-Coglès and Saint-Étienne-en-Coglès → Maen Roch
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,455 | 9,931 | 9,802 | 9,208 | 8,772 | 8,428 | 8,962 | 9,300 | 36,995 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the team Aymar De Gouvion Saint Cyr (UMP / LR) / Laëtitia Meignan (Union de la Droite) won against Henri Rault / Florence Rio-Danielou (both DVG ) with a share of the vote of 50.09% (Turnout: 51.64%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945–1951 | Jean Trocherie | SFIO |
| 1951-1976 | Fernand Aupinel | MRP , then DVD |
| 1976-1988 | Raymond Duval | DVD |
| 1988-2001 | Michel Lahogue | DVG |
| 2001-2008 | Daniel Prévost | UMP |
| 2008-2015 | Henri Rault | DVG |
| 2015– | Aymar De Gouvion Saint Cyr Laëtitia Meignan |
UMP / LR Union de la Droite |