Canton of Bourg
| Former Canton of Bourg |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Blaye |
| main place | Bourg |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 13,340 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 95.39 km² |
| Communities | 15th |
| INSEE code | 3315 |
The canton of Bourg is a former French canton in the Arrondissement Blaye in the Gironde department in the Aquitaine region , which existed until 2015 .
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 in the course of the establishment of the departments as part of what was then the "Blaye District".
With the founding of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the arrondissement of Blaye.
geography
The canton bordered the canton Blaye in the north, the canton Saint-Savin in the northeast, the canton Saint-André-de-Cubzac in the southeast, the canton Blanquefort in the southwest and the canton Castelnau-de-Médoc in the west Arrondissement of Bordeaux on the opposite side of the Gironde .
Communities
The canton consisted of fifteen municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayon-sur-Gironde | 712 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33035 | 33710 |
| Bourg | 2,187 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33067 | 33710 |
| Comps | 514 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33132 | 33710 |
| Gauriac | 790 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33182 | 33710 |
| Lansac | 713 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33228 | 33710 |
| Mombrians | 392 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33285 | 33710 |
| Prignac-et-Marcamps | 1,394 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33339 | 33710 |
| Pugnac | 2,243 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33341 | 33710 |
| Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse | 804 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33388 | 33710 |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg | 382 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33475 | 33710 |
| Saint-Trojan | 336 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33486 | 33710 |
| Samonac | 454 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33500 | 33710 |
| Tauriac | 1,308 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33525 | 33710 |
| Teuillac | 885 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33530 | 33710 |
| Villeneuve | 397 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 33551 | 33710 |