Canton of Châteaugiron
| Canton of Châteaugiron | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement |
Fougères-Vitré (6 communes) Rennes (5 communes) |
| main place | Chateaugiron |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 41,369 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 172 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 240.25 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 3505 |
 Location of the canton of Châteaugiron in the Ille-et-Vilaine department |
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The canton of Châteaugiron (Breton canton Kastell-Geron ) is a French constituency in the arrondissements of Fougères-Vitré and Rennes , in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Châteaugiron .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 1971 ten municipalities belonged to the canton of Châteaugiron (1793-1801 also called canton Montgiron or canton Chateaugiron). In 1971, the municipality of Veneffles became part of the municipality of Châteaugiron. From 1971 to 2015, nine municipalities then belonged to the canton of Châteaugiron. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 14. In 2015, three of the previous nine communes moved to other cantons. Brécé to the canton of Liffré , Nouvoitou and Saint-Armel to the canton of Janzé . In addition to the remaining 6 communes of the old canton of Châteaugiron, all 6 communes of the canton of Châteaubourg and 2 of the previous 6 communes of the canton Janzé were added.
location
The canton is located in the south-eastern center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, east and south-east of Rennes.
Communities
Canton of Châteaugiron since 2015
The canton of Châteaugiron comprises eleven municipalities:
| local community | Gallo | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boistrudan | La Chapèll-de-Boéz-Trudan | Koetruzan | 710 | 12.80 | 35150 | 35028 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Châteaubourg | Chastèu-Bórg | Fort Bourc'h | 7,064 | 28.60 | 35220 | 35068 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Chateaugiron | Chaujon | Fort Geron | 9,966 | 23.52 | 35410 | 35069 | Rennes |
| Domagné | Dómeinyae | Dovanieg | 2,305 | 29.00 | 35113 | 35096 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Domloup | Donló | Domloup | 3,522 | 18.55 | 35410 | 35099 | Rennes |
| Louvigné-de-Bais | Lóvinyaé-de-Baès | Louvigneg-Baez | 1,899 | 15.37 | 35680 | 35161 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Noyal-sur-Vilaine | Nóyau-sur-Vilaèyn | Noal-ar-Gwilen | 6.008 | 30.72 | 35530 | 35207 | Rennes |
| Piré-Chancé | 2,901 | 41.56 | 35150, 35680 | 35220 | Rennes | ||
| Saint Didier | Saent-Didier | Sant-Ider | 2,052 | 14.14 | 35220 | 35264 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Vilaine | Saent-Jan-sur-Vilaèyn | Sant-Yann-ar-Gwilen | 1,266 | 10.73 | 35220 | 35283 | Fougères-Vitré |
| Servon-sur-Vilaine | Servon | Servon | 3,676 | 15.26 | 35530 | 35327 | Rennes |
| Canton | Chaujon | Fort Geron | 41,369 | 240.25 | - | 3505 | - |
Canton of Châteaugiron until 2015
The old canton of Châteaugiron consisted of nine municipalities on an area of 118.12 km². These were: Brécé , Chancé , Châteaugiron (main town), Domloup , Nouvoitou , Noyal-sur-Vilaine , Saint-Armel , Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Servon-sur-Vilaine .
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2019: Fusion Chancé and Piré-sur-Seiche → Piré-Chancé
2017: Fusion of Châteaugiron , Ossé and Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail → Châteaugiron
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,287 | 9.412 | 10,756 | 14,405 | 17,722 | 21,893 | 24,598 | 26,738 | 40,671 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the team Aude de La Vergne (UMP / LR) / Louis Hubert (DVD) won against Stéphane Lenfant / Marie-Noëlle Renault with a share of 58.01% of the vote (turnout: 48.08%) .
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945–1951 | François Delalande | DVD |
| 1951-1965 | Maurice Audrain | DVD , then CD |
| 1965-1995 | Pierre Le Treut | UDF-CDS |
| 1995-2001 | Daniel Ostoréro | PS |
| 2001-2015 | Louis Hubert | UDF , then UMP |
| 2015– | Aude de La Vergne Louis Hubert |
UMP / LR DVD |