Gradignan Canton
| Former canton of Gradignan |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| main place | Gradignan |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 45,496 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 357 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 127.34 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 3359 |
The canton Gradignan was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Bordeaux in the Gironde in the region Aquitaine .
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the departments as part of what was then the Bordeaux district .
With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the arrondissement of Bordeaux.
See also: History of the Gironde department and History of the Arrondissement of Bordeaux .
geography
The main town was the municipality of Gradignan . The geographic height of the canton varied between 10 m at Gradignan and 69 m at Cestas . The mean value was 67 m. The area of the canton was 127.34 km².
Communities
The canton of Gradignan united three municipalities and had 45,496 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012):
| local community | population | Post Code | Code INSEE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canéjan | 5.114 | 33610 | 33090 |
| Cestas | 16,927 | 33610 | 33122 |
| Gradignan | 22,193 | 33170 | 33192 |