Canton of Landivisiau

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Canton of Landivisiau
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
main place Landivisiau
Establishment date February 15, 1790
Residents 33,054 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density 82 inhabitants / km²
surface 404.19 km²
Communities 19th
INSEE code 2914

Location of the canton of Landivisiau in
the Finistère department

The canton Landivisiau (Breton canton Landivizio ) is a French canton in the arrondissement of Morlaix , in the department of Finistère and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Landivisiau .

history

The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, eight municipalities belonged to the canton of Landivisiau. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of municipalities rose to 19. In addition to the previous municipalities of the old canton Landivisiau, there were four more municipalities each from the previous cantons of Plouzévédé and Sizun and one municipality each from the previous cantons of Ploudiry , Plouescat and Taulé .

location

The canton is located in the north of the Finistère department.

Communities

Canton of Landivisiau since 2015

The canton of Landivisiau comprises 19 municipalities:

local community  Breton   Population 
(2017)
 Area 
(km²)
 Code postal   Code Insee 
Bodilis Bodiliz 1,609 08/20 29400 29010
Commana Come on 1,036 39.90 29450 29038
Guiclan Gwiglann 2,490 42.64 29410 29068
Guimiliau Gwimilio 1.009 11.22 29400 29074
Lampaul-Guimiliau Lambaol-Gwimilio 2,058 17.48 29400 29097
Landivisiau Landivizio 9.132 18.99 29400 29105
Loc-Eguiner Logeginer plouziri 402 11.90 29400 29128
Locmélar Lokmelar 471 15.55 29400 29131
Plougar Gwikar 785 17.48 29440 29187
Plougourvest Gwikourvest 1,404 14.07 29400 29193
Plounéventer Gwineventer 2,088 27.28 29400 29204
Plouvorn Pouvorn 2,870 35.44 29420 29210
Plouzévédé Gwitevede 1,766 18.51 29440 29213
Saint-Derrien Sant-Derc'hen 811 12.28 29440 29244
Saint-Sauveur To Der-Nevez 790 13.24 29400 29262
Saint-Servais Sant-Servez-Landivizio 782 10.29 29400 29264
Saint-Vougay Sant Nouga 904 15.10 29440 29271
Sizun Sizun 2,265 58.14 29450 29277
Trézilidé Trezilide 382 4.60 29440 29301
Canton of Landivisiau Landivizio 33.054 404.19 - 2914

Canton Landivisiau until 2015

The old canton Landivisiau consisted of eight municipalities on an area of ​​131.69 km². These were: Bodilis , Guimiliau , Lampaul-Guimiliau , Landivisiau (main town), Plougourvest , Plounéventer , Saint-Derrien and Saint-Servais .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
12,290 12,528 14,274 15,532 15,962 16.604 17,375 18,830

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reorganization of the cantons in the Finistère department, Article 15