Canton of Brest Center
| Former Canton Brest Center |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| main place | Brest |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 20128 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 1 (partially) |
| INSEE code | 2905 |
The Canton of Brest-Center was until 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Brest , in the Finistere region and in the region of Brittany ; its main town was Brest . The canton of Brest-Center comprised the center of the city.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21,285 | 21.006 | 20,128 |