Canton of Brest-Plouzané
Former canton of Brest-Plouzané |
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region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Brest |
main place | Brest |
Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
Residents | 16,378 (Jan 1, 2012) |
Communities | 1 + 1 partially |
INSEE code | 2903 |
The Canton of Brest-Plouzané 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-Plouzané consisted of parts of the city of Brest and the municipality of Plouzané.
local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
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Brest (partially) | Brest | 140.064 | unknown | 29200 | 29019 |
Plouzané | Plouzane | 12,822 | 33.14 | 29280 | 29212 |
Canton | Brest-Plouzane | 16,378 | unknown | - | 2903 |
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 |
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16,170 | 16,084 | 16,378 |