Canton of Clermont-en-Argonne
| Canton of Clermont-en-Argonne | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| main place | Clermont-en-Argonne |
| Residents | 9,068 (Jan 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 656.28 km² |
| Communities | 50 |
| INSEE code | 5506 |
 Location of the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne in the Meuse department |
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The canton of Clermont-en-Argonne is a French constituency in the Arrondissement Verdun , in the Département Meuse and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); its main town is Clermont-en-Argonne .
history
The canton was established in 1790. By 2015, 14 municipalities belonged to the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 50 in 2015. In addition to the previous 14 communes, there were all 17 communes of the previous canton of Montfaucon-d'Argonne , all 12 communes of the previous canton of Varennes-en-Argonne , 6 of the 22 communes of the previous canton of Charny-sur-Meuse and the municipality of Vilosnes-Haraumont from the canton of Dun-sur-Meuse .
Communities
The canton consists of 50 municipalities with a total of 9,068 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 656.28 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubréville | 374 | 28.99 | 13 | 55014 | 55120 |
| Avocourt | 108 | 14.66 | 7th | 55023 | 55270 |
| Bantheville | 119 | 14.28 | 8th | 55028 | 55110 |
| Baulny | 16 | 3.91 | 4th | 55033 | 55270 |
| Béthelainville | 171 | 11.94 | 14th | 55047 | 55100 |
| Béthincourt | 35 | 13.32 | 3 | 55048 | 55270 |
| Boureuilles | 120 | 21.33 | 6th | 55065 | 55270 |
| Brabant-en-Argonne | 106 | 7.79 | 14th | 55068 | 55100 |
| Brabant-sur-Meuse | 124 | 6.90 | 18th | 55070 | 55100 |
| Brocourt-en-Argonne | 47 | 6.69 | 7th | 55082 | 55120 |
| Charpentry | 22nd | 4.41 | 5 | 55103 | 55270 |
| Chattancourt | 182 | 10.36 | 18th | 55106 | 55100 |
| Cheppy | 149 | 14.83 | 10 | 55113 | 55270 |
| Cierges-sous-Montfaucon | 52 | 9.15 | 6th | 55115 | 55270 |
| Clermont-en-Argonne | 1,480 | 66.94 | 22nd | 55117 | 55120 |
| Consenvoye | 307 | 15.85 | 19th | 55124 | 55110 |
| Cuisy | 46 | 5.56 | 8th | 55137 | 55270 |
| Cunel | 14th | 4.69 | 3 | 55140 | 55110 |
| Dannevoux | 228 | 14.40 | 16 | 55146 | 55110 |
| Dombasle-en-Argonne | 407 | 11.68 | 35 | 55155 | 55120 |
| Épinonville | 72 | 14.06 | 5 | 55174 | 55270 |
| Esnes-en-Argonne | 136 | 14.76 | 9 | 55180 | 55100 |
| Forges-sur-Meuse | 122 | 15.97 | 8th | 55193 | 55110 |
| Froidos | 98 | 8.74 | 11 | 55199 | 55120 |
| Fromeréville-les-Vallons | 209 | 20.30 | 10 | 55200 | 55100 |
| Futeau | 161 | 1.73 | 93 | 55202 | 55120 |
| Gercourt-et-Drillancourt | 106 | 13.60 | 8th | 55206 | 55110 |
| Gesnes-en-Argonne | 59 | 7.06 | 8th | 55208 | 55110 |
| Jouy-en-Argonne | 47 | 6.30 | 7th | 55257 | 55120 |
| Lachalade | 54 | 19.45 | 3 | 55266 | 55120 |
| Le Claon | 60 | 7.32 | 8th | 55116 | 55120 |
| Le Neufour | 72 | 0.92 | 78 | 55379 | 55120 |
| Les Islettes | 747 | 5.55 | 135 | 55253 | 55120 |
| Malancourt | 64 | 16.52 | 4th | 55313 | 55270 |
| Marre | 161 | 10.20 | 16 | 55321 | 55100 |
| Montblainville | 61 | 12.06 | 5 | 55343 | 55270 |
| Montfaucon-d'Argonne | 307 | 23.61 | 13 | 55346 | 55270 |
| Montzéville | 155 | 17.65 | 9 | 55355 | 55100 |
| Nantillois | 63 | 7.66 | 8th | 55375 | 55270 |
| Neuvilly-en-Argonne | 216 | 18.32 | 12 | 55383 | 55120 |
| Rarécourt | 222 | 15.41 | 14th | 55416 | 55120 |
| Récicourt | 167 | 13.70 | 12 | 55419 | 55120 |
| Regnéville-sur-Meuse | 51 | 3.81 | 13 | 55422 | 55110 |
| Romagne-sous-Montfaucon | 184 | 15.70 | 12 | 55438 | 55110 |
| Septsarges | 47 | 8.86 | 5 | 55484 | 55270 |
| Sivry-sur-Meuse | 337 | 22.24 | 15th | 55490 | 55110 |
| Varennes-en-Argonne | 655 | 11.81 | 55 | 55527 | 55270 |
| Vauquois | 17th | 8.14 | 2 | 55536 | 55270 |
| Véry | 90 | 11.74 | 8th | 55549 | 55270 |
| Vilosnes-Haraumont | 221 | 15.41 | 14th | 55571 | 55110 |
| Canton of Clermont-en-Argonne | 9,068 | 656.28 | 14th | 5506 | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Clermont-en-Argonne included the 14 municipalities of Aubréville , Brabant-en-Argonne , Brocourt-en-Argonne , Le Claon , Clermont-en-Argonne (main town) and Dombasle-en -Argonne , Froidos , Futeau , Les Islettes , Jouy-en-Argonne , Le Neufour , Neuvilly-en-Argonne , Rarécourt and Récicourt . Its layout corresponded to an area of 200.08 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5504.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,982 | 4,932 | 4,620 | 4,493 | 4,534 | 4,513 | 4,436 | 4,396 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the three voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the pairing Jean-François Lamorlette / Arlette Palanson (both UMP) won against David Le Budet / Thérèse Lenormand (both FN ) and Christian Ponsignon / Françoise Tessier (both PS) with a share of the votes of 52.48 % (Turnout: 59.09%).
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 |
| 1945-1958 | Marc Marchand | MRP , then DVD |
| 1958-1994 | Michel Rufin |
DVD , then Union des démocrates pour la République and then RPR |
| 1994-2008 | Bernard Villefayot | DVD |
| 2008-2015 | Christian Ponsignon | PS |
| 2015– | Jean-François Lamorlette Arlette Palanson |
UMP / LR |
Individual evidence