Canton of Guer
| Canton of Guer | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| main place | Guer |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 39,607 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 571.92 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 5604 |
 Location of the canton of Guer in the Morbihan department |
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The Canton Guer (Breton: Canton Gwern-Porc'hoed ) is a French canton in the Arrondissement of Vannes , in Morbihan department in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Guer .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015 seven municipalities belonged to the canton of Guer. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, all municipalities of the previous cantons of Allaire and La Gacilly and the municipality of Théhillac from the canton of La Roche-Bernard moved to the canton of Guer in 2015 , making 26 municipalities part of the canton of Guer.
location
The canton is located in the east of the Morbihan department on the border with the Ille-et-Vilaine and Loire-Atlantique departments .
Communities
Canton of Guer since 2015
The canton of Guer comprises 23 municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allaire | Alaer | 3,854 | 41.74 | 56350 | 56001 |
| Augan | Algam | 1,547 | 40.93 | 56800 | 56006 |
| Béganne | Begaon | 1,404 | 35.50 | 56350 | 56011 |
| Beignon | Benion | 1,863 | 24.87 | 56380 | 56012 |
| Carentoir | Karantoians | 3.165 | 72.87 | 56910 | 56033 |
| Cournon | Kornon | 761 | 10.87 | 56200 | 56044 |
| Les Fougerêts | Felgerieg-al-Lann | 945 | 19.91 | 56200 | 56060 |
| La Gacilly | Gazi lie | 3,975 | 37.97 | 56200 | 56061 |
| Guer | Gwern-Porc'hoed | 6,192 | 52.11 | 56380 | 56075 |
| Monteneuf | Montenegro | 756 | 30.62 | 56380 | 56136 |
| Peillac | Paolieg | 1,858 | 24.57 | 56220 | 56154 |
| Porcaro | Porzh-Karozh | 722 | 15.73 | 56380 | 56180 |
| Reminiac | Ruvenieg | 384 | 12.15 | 56140 | 56191 |
| Rieux | Reoz | 2,845 | 27.78 | 56350 | 56194 |
| Saint-Gorgon | Sant Gorgon | 394 | 5.69 | 56350 | 56216 |
| Saint Jacut-les Pins | Sant-Yagu-ar-Bineg | 1,733 | 22.81 | 56220 | 56221 |
| Saint-Jean-la Poterie | Sant-Yann-ar-Wern | 1,500 | 8.44 | 56350 | 56223 |
| Saint-Malo-de-Beignon | Sant-Maloù-Benion | 511 | 3.49 | 56380 | 56226 |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Oust | Sant-Varzhin-an-Oud | 1,305 | 28.24 | 56200 | 56229 |
| Saint-Perreux | Sant Pereg | 1,145 | 6.23 | 56350 | 56232 |
| Saint-Vincent-sur-Oust | Sant-Visant-an-Oust | 1,512 | 15.66 | 56350 | 56239 |
| Théhillac | Tehelieg | 596 | 14.46 | 56130 | 56250 |
| Tréal | Treal | 640 | 19.28 | 56140 | 56253 |
| Canton of Guer | Gwern-Porc'hoed | 39,607 | 571.92 | - | 5613 |
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2017:
- Fusion Glénac , La Chapelle-Gaceline and La Gacilly → La Gacilly
- Merger Carentoir and Quelneuc → Carentoir
Canton of Guer until 2015
Until the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the old canton of Guer comprised seven municipalities on an area of 179.90 km². These were: Augan , Beignon , Guer (main town), Monteneuf , Porcaro , Réminiac and Saint-Malo-de-Beignon .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.123 | 10,103 | 10,079 | 9,592 | 9,928 | 9,558 | 11,646 | 11,928 |