Canton of Guérande
| Canton of Guérande | |
|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| main place | Guérande |
| Residents | 48,697 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 126 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 385.12 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 4409 |
 Location of the canton of Guérande in the Loire-Atlantique department |
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The Canton Guérande (in Breton Canton Gwenrann ) is a French canton in the Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire , in the Loire-Atlantique and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town is Guérande .
history
The canton was established in 1790. From 1790 to 2015 six municipalities belonged to the canton of Guérande. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 10. From the previous six communes, Saint-André-des-Eaux moved to the canton of La Baule-Escoublac . In addition to the five remaining municipalities, all municipalities of the previous canton of Herbignac and the municipality of Saint-Joachim from the canton of Pontchâteau were added.
location
The canton is located in the west of the Loire-Atlantique department.
Communities
The canton of Guérande comprises ten municipalities:
| local community | Gallo | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assérac | Aserac | Azereg | 1,790 | 32.91 | 44410 | 44006 |
| Guérande | Gèraundd | Gwenrann | 15,873 | 81.44 | 44350 | 44069 |
| Herbignac | Èrbinyac | Erbigneg | 6,822 | 71.43 | 44410 | 44072 |
| La Chapelle-des-Marais | La Chapèll-dez-Marèsc | Chapel-ar-Geunioù | 4.185 | 18.05 | 44410 | 44030 |
| La Turballe | La Tróball | To Turball | 4,426 | 18.53 | 44420 | 44211 |
| Mesquer | Messqér | Mesker | 1.941 | 16.72 | 44420 | 44097 |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | Piriac | Penc'herieg | 2,245 | 12.37 | 44420 | 44125 |
| Saint-Joachim | Saent-Joacein | Sant-Yoasin | 4.033 | 86.22 | 44720 | 44168 |
| Saint-Lyphard | Saent-Lifar | Sant-Lefer | 4,760 | 24.63 | 44110 | 44175 |
| Saint-Molf | Saent-Mou | Sant-Molf | 2,622 | 22.82 | 44350 | 44183 |
| Canton of Guérande | Gèraundd | Gwenrann | 48,697 | 385.12 | - | 4409 |
The old canton of Guérande comprised six municipalities over an area of 176.59 km². These were: Guérande (main town), La Turballe , Mesquer , Piriac-sur-Mer , Saint-André-des-Eaux and Saint-Molf . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 4413.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,390 | 13,612 | 15,267 | 18,117 | 22,139 | 26,043 | 30,426 | 32,708 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the six voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the pairing Jean-Pierre Bernard / Chantal Brière (both UD) won against Franck Hervy / Dominique Migault (both PS) with a share of the vote of 56.73% (turnout: 47.62%).
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 |
| 1945-1970 | René Dubois | Parti républicain de la liberté, then RPF and Républicains indépendants |
| 1970-1982 | Olivier Guichard | Union des démocrates pour la République, then RPR |
| 1982-1986 | Jean Rousseau | the RPR related parties |
| 1986-1994 | Michel Rabreau | RPR |
| 1994-2001 | René Leroux | PS |
| 2001-2006 | Jean-Pierre Dhonneur | RPR , then UMP |
| 2006-2015 | René Leroux | PS |
| 2015– | Jean-Pierre Bernard Chantal Brière |
Union de la Droite |
Individual evidence
- ^ Reorganization of the cantons in the Loire-Atlantique department, Article 10
- ↑ Municipalities in the Loire-Atlantique département ( Memento des Originals of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the two ballots
