Canton of Fougères-Sud
| Former canton of Fougères-Sud |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| main place | Fougères |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 19.008 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 148 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 128.05 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 3513 |
The Canton of Fougères-Sud was a 2015 French constituency in the district Fougères-Vitré , in the Ille-et-Vilaine and the region Bretagne ; its main town was Fougères .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, eight municipalities belonged entirely and part of the city of Fougères to the canton of Fougères-Sud. From 1801 the canton was named Fougères 1 before it was renamed Canton Fougères-Sud. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015 and the communes moved to other cantons.
location
The canton was located in the northeast of the Ille-et-Vilaine department near the border with Normandy.
Location of the canton of Fougères-Sud within Brittany
Location of the canton of Fougères-Sud within the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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Communities
The canton of Fougères-Sud consisted of a part of the city of Fougères (the total number of inhabitants is given here, around 7,500 inhabitants of the city live in the canton) and eight municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billé | Bilieg | 1,058 | 16.96 | 35133 | 35025 |
| Combourtillé | Komorzhel | 599 | 9.25 | 35210 | 35086 |
| Dompierre-du-Chemin | Domper-an-Hent | 582 | 9.68 | 35210 | 35100 |
| Fougères (partially) | Rim | 20,189 (of which for the canton of Fougères-Sud: 7,461 (2012)) | ? | 35300 | 35115 |
| Javené | Yaoueneg | 2,041 | 18.45 | 35133 | 35137 |
| Lécousse | Eskuz | 3.118 | 06/11 | 35133 | 35150 |
| Parcé | Parzieg | 648 | 16.88 | 35210 | 35214 |
| Romagné | Rovenieg | 2,326 | 26.93 | 35133 | 35243 |
| Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes | Kersalver-al-Lann | 1,500 | 18.84 | 35133 | 35310 |
| Canton | Felger-Su | 19,008 (2012) | 128.05 | - | 3513 |
The area is given without the share in the city of Fougères.
Population development
| 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16,892 | 17,034 | 18,149 | 19.008 |
politics
Until its dissolution, the canton had the following members in the Council of the Départements:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945–1961 | Joseph Morel | DVD |
| 1961-1985 | Jean Le Lann | CD- CDS - UDF |
| 1985-2004 | Philippe Nogrix | UDF |
| 2004-2015 | Thierry Benoit | UDF -Alliance centriste- UDI |