Canton of Bégard
| Canton of Bégard | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement |
Guingamp (14 parishes) Lannion (9 parishes) |
| main place | Bégard |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 21,894 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 306.42 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 2201 |
 Location of the canton of Bégard in the Côtes-d'Armor department |
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The Canton Bégard (Breton: Canton Bear ) is a French canton in the arrondissement Guingamp and Lannion , in Côtes-d'Armor department and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Bégard .
history
The canton was founded on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, seven municipalities belonged to the canton of Bégard. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 23. In addition to the previous seven communes in the canton, 7 of the 8 communes in the previous canton of Pontrieux , 6 of the 11 communes in the canton of La Roche-Derrien , and 2 out of 9 communes in the canton Plouaret and 1 out of 5 communes in the canton of Lannion .
location
The canton is located in the northwest of the Côtes-d'Armor department.
Communities
Canton of Bégard since 2015
The canton of Bégard now comprises 23 municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code Postal | Code INSEE | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bégard | Bear | 4,808 | 36.41 | 22140 | 22004 | Guingamp |
| Berhet | Berc'hed | 257 | 3.23 | 22140 | 22006 | Lannion |
| Brélidy | Brelidi | 297 | 8.14 | 22140 | 22018 | Guingamp |
| Caouënnec-Lanvézéac | Kaouenneg-Lanvezeeg | 873 | 7.07 | 22300 | 22030 | Lannion |
| Cavan | Kawan | 1,564 | 16.40 | 22140 | 22034 | Lannion |
| Coatascorn | Koada grain | 262 | 8.05 | 22140 | 22041 | Lannion |
| Kermoroc'h | Kervoroc'h | 456 | 6.16 | 22140 | 22091 | Guingamp |
| Landing baron | Landing Baeron | 189 | 6.44 | 22140 | 22095 | Guingamp |
| Mantallot | Mantallod | 230 | 2.76 | 22450 | 22141 | Lannion |
| Pedernec | Pederneg | 1,851 | 27.05 | 22540 | 22164 | Guingamp |
| Ploëzal | Pleucal | 1,250 | 26.24 | 22260 | 22204 | Guingamp |
| Plouëc-du-Trieux | Ploueg-Pontrev | 1,134 | 18.57 | 22260 | 22212 | Guingamp |
| Pluzunet | Plûned | 984 | 22.87 | 22140 | 22245 | Lannion |
| Pontrieux | Pontrev | 1,028 | 1.02 | 22260 | 22250 | Guingamp |
| Prat | Prad | 1,118 | 21.87 | 22140 | 22254 | Lannion |
| Quemper-Guézennec | Kemper-Gwezhenneg | 1,094 | 23.08 | 22260 | 22256 | Guingamp |
| Quemperven | Kemperven | 379 | 7.69 | 22450 | 22257 | Lannion |
| Runan | Runan | 240 | 5.12 | 22260 | 22269 | Guingamp |
| Saint-Clet | Sant-Kleve | 875 | 14.46 | 22260 | 22283 | Guingamp |
| Saint-Laurent | Sant Laorans | 487 | 8.96 | 22140 | 22310 | Guingamp |
| Squiffiec | Skiñvieg | 762 | 10.80 | 22200 | 22338 | Guingamp |
| Tonquédec | Tonkedeg | 1,180 | 18.01 | 22140 | 22340 | Lannion |
| Trégonneau | Tregonev | 576 | 6.32 | 22200 | 22358 | Guingamp |
| Canton of Bégard | Bear | 21,894 | 306.42 | - | 2201 | - |
Canton of Bégard until 2015
The canton of Bégard comprised seven municipalities on an area of 102.14 km². These were: Bégard , Kermoroc'h , Landebaëron , Pédernec , Saint-Laurent , Squiffiec and Trégonneau .
Population development of the old canton up to 2015
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 449 | 8 458 | 8 328 | 8 652 | 8 350 | 8 044 | 8 434 | 9,178 |
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 pairing Cinderella Bernard (PCF) / Vincent Le Meaux (PS) won against Aline Elophe / Yvon Garrec (both Divers droite) with a share of the vote of 61.06% (turnout: 54.85%) .
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1976-2001 | Noël Bernard | PCF |
| 2001-2008 | Yvon Garrec | DVD |
| 2008-2015 | Gérard Le Caër | PCF |
| 2015– | Cinderella Bernard Vincent Le Meaux |
PCF PS |