Canton of Fameck
| Canton of Fameck | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| main place | Fameck |
| Establishment date | January 25, 1982 |
| Residents | 40,440 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 924 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 43.77 km² |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 5706 |
 Location of the canton of Fameck in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Fameck is a French constituency in the Thionville arrondissement in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). Its main town is Fameck .
history
The canton was created on January 25, 1982 from parts of what was then the canton of Florange. Until 2015, only three municipalities belonged to the canton of Fameck. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of municipalities rose to five in 2015. Florange and Uckange from the previous canton of Florange were added to the previous 3 municipalities .
geography
The canton is located in the northwest of the Moselle department.
Communities
The canton consists of five municipalities with a total of 40,440 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 43.77 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fameck | Felmer / Famesch | Fameck | 13,931 | 12.45 | 57290 | 57206 |
| Florange | Fléschéngen / Flörschéngen / Fléischéngen | Flörchingen | 11,951 | 13.18 | 57190 | 57221 |
| Moonlong | Mondléngen / Mondléng | Mondelingen | 5,665 | 4.10 | 57300 | 57474 |
| Richemont | Räichersbierg / Räichper | Reichersberg | 2,075 | 8.48 | 57270 | 57582 |
| Uckange | Ickéngen / Ickéng | Ückingen | 6,818 | 5.56 | 57270 | 57683 |
| Canton of Fameck | Felmer / Famesch | Fameck | 40,440 | 43.77 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Fameck included the three municipalities, three municipalities, Fameck (main town), Mondelange and Richemont . Its layout corresponded to an area of 25.03 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5745.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,722 | 23,514 | 26,360 | 22,711 | 21,499 | 20,124 | 20.009 | 21,518 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the six candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Clément Arnould / Michèle Bey (both PS) won against Damien Bourgois / Murielle Deiss (both FN ) with 59.43% of the vote (turnout: 39.29%).
Since 1982 the canton has had the following members in the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1982-1985 | M. Quinqueton | PS |
| 1985-1992 | Marcel Wendling | RPR |
| 1992-2002 | Michel Liebgott | PS |
| 2002-2008 | Gérard Lamb | PS |
| 2008-2015 | Clement Arnould | PS |
| 2015– | Clement Arnould Michèle Bey |
PS |
(1) since 2015 Department Council