Canton Laval-Nord-Ouest
| Former canton Laval-Nord-Ouest |
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|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Laval |
| main place | Laval |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 11,884 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 2,103 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 5.65 km² |
| Communities | 1 |
| INSEE code | 5318 |
The canton of Laval-Nord-Ouest was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Laval , in Mayenne and the region Pays de la Loire .
geography
The canton was in the center of the Mayenne department. It bordered the canton Laval-Nord-Est in the north and east, the canton Laval-Sud-Est in the southeast, the canton Laval-Sud-Ouest in the south and the canton Saint-Berthevin in the west.
Communities
The canton consisted of some (northwest) districts of the city of Laval.
history
The area belonged to the canton of Laval from 1793-1801. This was divided into the cantons Laval-Ouest and Laval-Est in 1801. In 1973 the French government separated the urban area even further and the new canton Laval-Nord-Ouest (as well as the canton Laval-Sud-Ouest) emerged from the previous canton Laval Ouest. Thus, the canton Nord-Ouest existed in this form from 1973 to 2015.