Canton of Belle-Île
| Former canton of Belle-Île |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| main place | Le Palais |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 5,270 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 86 km² |
| Communities | 4th |
| INSEE code | 5622 |
The canton of Belle-Ile was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement of Lorient , in Morbihan department and in the region of Brittany . Its main town was Le Palais . The last representative in the General Council from 2001 to 2015 was Yves Brien.
location
Communities
The canton of Belle-Île comprised four municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | Bangor | 999 | 25.54 | 56360 | 56009 |
| Le Palais | Porzh-Lae | 2,571 | 17.43 | 56360 | 56152 |
| Locmaria | Lokmaria-ar-Gerveur | 868 | 20.55 | 56360 | 56114 |
| Sauzon | Saozon | 988 | 22.11 | 56360 | 56241 |
| Canton | Ar Gerveur | 5,270 | 85.63 | - | 5622 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,647 | 4,412 | 4,328 | 4.191 | 4,489 | 4,735 | 5,045 | 5,270 |