Canton of La Brède

Canton of La Brède
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Bordeaux
main place	La Brède
Residents	43,353 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	131 inhabitants / km²
surface	330.12 km²
Communities	13
INSEE code	3308
Location of the canton of La Brède in the Gironde department

The District of La Brède is a French canton in the Arrondissement Bordeaux in the Gironde in the region Nouvelle-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 Gironde and History of the Arrondissement of Bordeaux .

geography

The geographic height of the canton varies between 2 m at Isle-Saint-Georges and 77 m at Cabanac-et-Villagrains . The mean value is 38 m.

Communities

The canton consists of 13 municipalities with a total of 43,353 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​330.12 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Ayguemorte-les-Graves	1,256	6.33	198	33023	33640
Beautiran	2,267	6.35	357	33037	33640
Cabanac-et-Villagrains	2,393	69.00	35	33077	33650
Cadaujac	6.097	15.33	398	33080	33140
Castres-Gironde	2,352	6.97	337	33109	33640
Isle-Saint-Georges	522	4.35	120	33206	33640
La Brède	4,280	23.28	184	33213	33650
Léognan	10,372	41.43	250	33238	33850
Martillac	3,067	17.09	179	33274	33650
Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans	2,971	12.70	234	33448	33650
Saint-Morillon	1,694	20.40	83	33454	33650
Saint-Selve	3,026	17.74	171	33474	33650
Saucats	3,056	89.15	34	33501	33650
Canton of La Brède	43,353	330.12	131	3308	-

Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 3327.