Canton of Brest-Saint-Pierre
| Former canton of Brest-Saint-Pierre |
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|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| main place | Brest |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 14,241 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 1 (partially) |
| INSEE code | 2954 |
The Canton of Brest-Saint-Pierre was a 2015 French canton in the Arrondissement Brest , in the Finistere region and in the region of Brittany ; its main town was Brest .
Communities
The canton of Brest-Saint-Pierre consisted of parts of the city of Brest.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14,909 | 15,375 | 14,241 |