Canton of Guipavas
| Canton of Guipavas | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| main place | Guipavas |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 39,281 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 403 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 97.39 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 2912 |
 Location of the canton of Guipavas in the Finistère department |
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The Canton Guipavas (Breton Canton Gwipavaz ) is a French canton in the Arrondissement Brest , in the Finistere region and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Guipavas .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790 and was dissolved again in 1801. It was recreated in 1985. Until 2015, there were two municipalities in the canton of Guipavas. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of municipalities rose to 3. In addition to the previous two municipalities in the old canton of Guipavas, 1 of the 10 municipalities in the previous canton of Daoulas was added.
location
The canton is located in the west of the Finistère department.
Communities
The canton of Guipavas comprises three municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipavas | Gwipavaz | 14,482 | 44.13 | 29490 | 29075 |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | Ar Releg-Kerhuon | 11,462 | 6.43 | 29480 | 29235 |
| Plougastel daoulas | Plougastell-Daoulaz | 13,337 | 46.83 | 29470 | 29189 |
| Canton of Guipavas | Gwipavaz | 39.281 | 97.39 | - | 2912 |
Canton of Guipavas until 2015
The old canton of Guipavas consisted of two communities on an area of 50.56 km². These were: Guipavas (main town) and Le Relecq-Kerhuon .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,136 | 143.47 | 17,458 | 19,711 | 22,525 | 23,450 | 24,292 | 24,761 |