Canton of Boulay-Moselle
| Canton of Boulay-Moselle | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| main place | Boulay-Moselle |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 32,868 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 135 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 242.79 km² |
| Communities | 31 |
| INSEE code | 5703 |
 Location of the canton of Boulay-Moselle in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Boulay-Moselle is a French constituency in the Forbach-Boulay-Moselle arrondissement in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). Its main town is Boulay-Moselle .
history
The canton was founded on February 15, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "Boulay District". When the then canton of Varize was dissolved in 1802 , the canton of Boulay-Moselle was expanded to include most of the villages in this canton. From 1871 to 1919 and from 1940 to 1944 there was no further subdivision of the " Bolchen District " at that time . Until 2015, 33 municipalities belonged to the canton of Boulay-Moselle. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of municipalities fell to 31. The previous municipalities of Boucheporn and Zimming moved to the canton of Faulquemont , the municipality of Holling to the canton of Bouzonville . At the same time, the community of Creutzwald from the canton of Bouzonville was added.
geography
The canton is located in the northern half of the Moselle department on the border with Germany.
Communities
The canton consists of 31 municipalities with a total of 32,868 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 242.79 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannay | Bénaïe | Bizingen (Bizing) | 73 | 4.11 | 57220 | 57048 |
| Bettange | Bétting / bed length | Bettingen | 242 | 3.73 | 57220 | 57070 |
| Bionville-sur-Nied | Bingen | Bingen | 381 | 8.43 | 57220 | 57085 |
| Bisten-en-Lorraine | Bearing in the hole | Bisten-in-the-hole | 246 | 4.48 | 57220 | 57087 |
| Boulay-Moselle | Bolchin | Bolchen | 5,587 | 19.55 | 57220 | 57097 |
| Brouck | Brouchen | Break | 84 | 2.98 | 57220 | 57112 |
| Condé-Northen | Conches | Contchen | 678 | 10.92 | 57220 | 57150 |
| Coume | Cum | Cowmen | 662 | 14.90 | 57220 | 57154 |
| Creutzwald | Kritzwald / Kreizwald / Kritzwold | Kreuzwald | 13,095 | 26.72 | 57150 | 57160 |
| Denting | Denting | Dentingen | 274 | 9.67 | 57220 | 57172 |
| Éblange | Eibling | Eblingen | 374 | 3.32 | 57220 | 57187 |
| Gomelange | Gelmingen | Gelmingen | 497 | 9.40 | 57220 | 57252 |
| Guerting | Gerténgen | Gertingen | 854 | 5.64 | 57880 | 57274 |
| Guinker churches | Gängkerchin | Gehnkirchen | 152 | 5.15 | 57220 | 57277 |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg | Homm | Ham under Varsberg | 2,825 | 6.53 | 57880 | 57288 |
| Helstroff | Helschtroff | Helsdorf | 535 | 7.91 | 57220 | 57312 |
| Hinckange | Hängking | Heinkingen | 325 | 6.07 | 57220 | 57326 |
| Mégange | Stomachs / quantities | amounts | 160 | 4.96 | 57220 | 57455 |
| Momerstroff | Momerschtroff | Momesdorf | 285 | 6.17 | 57220 | 57471 |
| Narbéfontaine | Memerschbronn | Memersbronn | 118 | 3.58 | 57220 | 57495 |
| Niedervisse | Nidderwis | Niederwiese | 257 | 5.77 | 57220 | 57507 |
| Upper vises | Oberwis | Oberwiese | 159 | 4.40 | 57220 | 57519 |
| Ottonville | Ottendroff | Ottendorf | 445 | 15.71 | 57220 | 57530 |
| Piblange | Piwlingen | Pieblings | 1.011 | 9.59 | 57220 | 57542 |
| Roupeldange | Roupling | Ruplingen | 369 | 2.52 | 57220 | 57599 |
| Téterchen | Téterchen | Teterchen | 819 | 8.75 | 57220 | 57667 |
| Valmunster | Walminschter | Valmunster | 94 | 3.14 | 57220 | 57691 |
| Varize-Vaudoncourt | Wibelskirch | Waibelskirchen | 552 | 13.87 | 57220 | 57695 |
| Varsberg | Warschberg | Varsberg | 951 | 4.15 | 57880 | 57696 |
| Velving | Welwing | Welwingen | 205 | 4.71 | 57220 | 57705 |
| Volmerange-lès-Boulay | Wolmeringen | Volmeringen | 559 | 5.96 | 57220 | 57730 |
| Canton of Boulay-Moselle | Bolchin | Bolchen | 32,868 | 242.79 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton Boulay-Moselle included the 33 municipalities of Bannay , Bettange , Bionville-sur-Nied , Bisten-en-Lorraine , Boucheporn , Boulay-Moselle (main town), Brouck , Condé-Northen , Coume , Denting , Éblange , Gomelange , Guerting , Guinkirchen , Ham-sous-Varsberg , Helstroff , Hinckange , Holling , Mégange , Momerstroff , Narbéfontaine , Niedervisse , Obervisse , Ottoville , Piblange , Roupeldange , Téterchen , Valmunster , varicose vein , Varsberg , Velving , Volmerange-lès-Boulay and Zimming . Its layout corresponded to an area of 235.45 km 2 .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,299 | 14,566 | 15,473 | 17,295 | 18,076 | 18,056 | 19,289 | 21,203 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the pairing Jean-Paul Dastillung / Ginette Magras (both UD) won against Josyane Bialek / Gérard Vuillaume (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 54.81% (turnout: 48.67%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1949 | Joseph Boutter | MRP |
| 1949-1955 | Joseph Martin | RPF , then Républicains sociaux |
| 1955-1961 | Pierre Oulerich | MRP |
| 1961-1992 | Julien Schvartz | Union des démocrates pour la République (UDR), then RPR |
| 1992-2015 | André Boucher | DVD |
| 2015– | Jean-Paul Dastillung Ginette Magras |
Union de la Droite |
(1) since 2015 Department Council