Canton Illkirch-Graffenstaden

Canton Illkirch-Graffenstaden
region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Strasbourg
Centralisateur bureau	Illkirch-Graffenstaden
Residents	49,130 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	850 inhabitants / km²
surface	57.79 km²
Communities	4th
INSEE code	6707
Location of the canton Illkirch-Graffenstaden in the Bas-Rhin department

Illkirch-Graffenstaden is a constituency in the French department of Bas-Rhin in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ). The canton has 49,130 ​​inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) on an area of ​​57.79 km².

history

The municipalities of this canton were all part of the canton Geispolsheim until 1973. On the occasion of the cantonal territorial reform, which came into force on March 22, 2015, the municipality of Eschau was added from the now dissolved canton Geispolsheim .

Communities

The canton consists of four municipalities with a total of 49,130 ​​inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​57.79 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Eschau	5,303	11.83	448	67131	67114
Illkirch-Graffenstaden	26,780	22.21	1,206	67218	67400
Ostwald	12,604	7.11	1,773	67365	67540
Plobsheim	4,443	16.64	267	67378	67115
Canton Illkirch-Graffenstaden	49,130	57.79	850	6707	-

Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the three municipalities Illkirch-Graffenstaden , Lingolsheim and Ostwald belonged to the canton Illkirch-Graffenstaden . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​35.01 km ² . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 6742.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Decree No. 2014-185 of the French Interior Ministry on the redistribution of the cantons in the Bas-Rhin department