Canton of Brest-Bellevue
Former canton of Brest-Bellevue |
|
---|---|
region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
main place | Brest |
Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
Residents | 13,865 (Jan 1, 2012) |
Communities | 1 (partially) |
INSEE code | 2945 |
The Canton of Brest-Bellevue was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Brest , in the Finistere region and in the region of Brittany ; its main town was Brest .
location
Communities
The canton of Brest-Bellevue consisted of parts of the city of Brest. It is also called B2, Brest-2 or "la ZUP". It consists of the districts Bellevue-Center, Kerbernier, Kergoat, Kerhallet-Quizac, Lanrédec, Le Bergot and Le Bouguen.
history
The city of Brest was only a single canton from 1793 to 1801. As early as 1801, the city was divided into the cantons of Brest-Ville, Brest-2 and Brest-3. 1973 Brest-Ville was renamed Brest-1 and the cantons Brest-4 to Brest-7 were also created. In 1985, the canton of Brest-8 was added to the new development areas. The subdivision of the city of Brest and some suburbs into the cantons of Brest-Bellevue, Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers, Brest-Center, Brest-Kerichen, Brest-Lambezellec, Brest-L'Hermitage-Gouesnou, Brest- Plouzané, Brest-Recouvrance, Brest-Saint-Marc and Brest-Saint-Pierre existed since 1991.
The canton of Brest-Bellevue was officially founded in 1960.
Population development
1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
---|---|---|
17,472 | 15,056 | 13,865 |