Canton of Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers
| Former canton of Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers |
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|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| main place | Brest |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 18,880 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 2 + 1 partially |
| INSEE code | 2944 |
The canton of Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers was a French canton in the Arrondissement of Brest , in the Finistère department and in the Bretagne region until 2015 ; its main town was Brest .
Communities
The canton of Brest-Cavale-Blanche-Bohars-Guilers consisted of parts of the city of Brest and the municipalities of Bohars and Guilers.
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohars | Boc'harzh | 3,458 | 7.27 | 29820 | 29011 |
| Brest (partially) | Brest | 140.064 | unknown | 29200 | 29019 |
| Guilers | Gwiler-Leon | 7,981 | 18.98 | 29820 | 29069 |
| Canton | Brest-Ar Gazeg Wenn-Boc'harzh-Gwiler-Leon | 18,880 | unknown | - | 2944 |
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.
Population development
| 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| 16,780 | 17,330 | 18,880 |