Canton of Laval-Saint-Nicolas
| Former canton of Laval-Saint-Nicolas |
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|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Laval |
| main place | Laval |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 8,049 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 1,107 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 7.27 km² |
| Communities | 1 |
| INSEE code | 5330 |
The canton of Laval-Saint-Nicolas 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-Est to the west and south and the canton Argentré to the east.
Communities
The canton consisted of some eastern districts of the city of Laval, in particular Saint-Nicolas.
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-Est split off from Laval-Est. Another territorial reform in 1982 led to the separation of Laval-Saint-Nicolas from Laval-Est. Thus, the canton existed from 1982 to 2015.