Canton Argentré-du-Plessis
| Former canton of Argentré-du-Plessis |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| main place | Argentré-du-Plessis |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 14,523 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 212.24 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 3502 |
The canton Argentré-du-Plessis was until 2015 a French canton in the arrondissement Fougères-Vitré , in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany ; its main town was Argentré-du-Plessis .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, nine municipalities belonged to the canton of Argentré-du-Plessis. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015 and the communes moved to other cantons.
location
The canton was in the east of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Location of the canton of Argentré-du-Plessis within Brittany
Location of the canton Argentré-du-Plessis within the département Ille-et-Vilaine
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Communities
The canton of Argentré-du-Plessis consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentré-du-Plessis | Argantreg-ar-Genkiz | 4,396 | 41.46 | 35370 | 35006 |
| Brielles | Brielloù | 687 | 11.40 | 35370 | 35042 |
| Domalain | Domalan | 2,018 | 33.54 | 35680 | 35097 |
| Étrelles | Stredell | 2,543 | 27.17 | 35370 | 35109 |
| Gennes-sur-Seiche | gene | 950 | 18.50 | 35370 | 35119 |
| Le Pertre | Ar Perzh | 1,389 | 43.63 | 35370 | 35217 |
| Saint-Germain-du-Pinel | Sant-Jermen-ar-Bineg | 915 | 11.30 | 35370 | 35272 |
| Torcé | Tourc'heg | 1,187 | 14.03 | 35370 | 35338 |
| Vergéal | Gwerial | 804 | 11.21 | 35680 | 35350 |
| Canton | Argantreg-ar-Genkiz | 14,642 | 212.24 | - | 3502 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,022 | 9,783 | 9,830 | 10,279 | 11,024 | 12.002 | 13,718 | 14,523 |
politics
Until its dissolution, the canton had the following members in the Council of the Départements:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1958 | Paul Lemée | DVD |
| 1958-1970 | Paul Poirier | MRP , then CD |
| 1970-1994 | Jean Bourdais | CDP , then UDF-CDS |
| 1994-2013 | Émile Blandeau | UMP |
| 2013-2015 | Monique Sokath | DVD |