Canton of Auray
| Canton of Auray | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| main place | Auray |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 32,570 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 253 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 128.60 km² |
| Communities | 7th |
| INSEE code | 5601 |
 Location of the canton of Auray in the Morbihan department |
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The canton Auray (Breton canton An Alre ) is a French administrative unit in the arrondissement of Lorient , in the south of the department of Morbihan and in the region of Brittany . Its main town is Auray . Marie-Jo Le Breton ( non-party ) has been a representative in the General Council of the Département since 2014 .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, nine municipalities belonged to the canton of Auray. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, Bono and Plougoumelen moved to the new canton of Vannes-2 in 2015 .
Communities
Canton of Auray since 2015
The canton of Auray now comprises seven municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auray | To Alre | 13,627 | 6.91 | 56400 | 56007 |
| Crash | Krac'h | 3,339 | 30.54 | 56950 | 56046 |
| Locmariaquer | Lokmaria Kaer | 1,566 | 10.99 | 56740 | 56116 |
| Plumergat | Pluvergad | 4.112 | 41.94 | 56400 | 56175 |
| Pluneret | Plunered | 5,722 | 26.20 | 56400 | 56176 |
| Saint-Philibert | Sant-Filberzh | 1,496 | 7.05 | 56470 | 56233 |
| Sainte-Anne-d'Auray | Santez-Anna-Wened | 2,708 | 4.97 | 56400 | 56263 |
| Canton of Auray | To Alre | 32,570 | 128.60 | - | 5602 |
Canton of Auray until 2015
Until the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the canton Auray comprised nine municipalities on an area of 155.86 km²: Auray (main town), Bono , Crach , Locmariaquer , Plougoumelen , Plumergat , Pluneret , Sainte-Anne-d'Auray and Saint-Philibert .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,190 | 19,577 | 22,393 | 23,851 | 26,146 | 28,342 | 32,804 | 35,405 |