Longwy Canton
| Longwy Canton | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Briey |
| main place | Longwy |
| Residents | 33,509 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 738 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 45.39 km² |
| Communities | 8th |
| INSEE code | 5407 |
 Location of the canton of Longwy in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department |
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The canton of Longwy is a French canton in the Arrondissement Briey , in the Département Meurthe-et-Moselle and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); its main town is Longwy .
location
The canton is located in the north of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
history
The canton was established in 1790. Until 2015, the town of Longwy was the only municipality in the canton of Longwy. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 8 in 2015. 4 of the 8 communes of the previous canton of Mont-Saint-Martin and 3 of the 6 communes of the previous canton of Herserange were added to the previous commune .
Communities
The canton consists of eight municipalities with a total of 33,509 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 45.39 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenières | 632 | 8.50 | 74 | 54127 | 54720 |
| Cutry | 1,033 | 5.97 | 173 | 54151 | 54720 |
| Haucourt-Moulaine | 3,241 | 7.42 | 437 | 54254 | 54860 |
| Herserange | 4,390 | 3.54 | 1,240 | 54261 | 54440 |
| Lexy | 3,725 | 5.99 | 622 | 54314 | 54720 |
| Longwy | 14,378 | 5.34 | 2,693 | 54323 | 54400 |
| Mexy | 2,283 | 4.90 | 466 | 54367 | 54135 |
| Réhon | 3,827 | 3.73 | 1,026 | 54451 | 54430 |
| Longwy Canton | 33,509 | 45.39 | 738 | 5407 | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, only the municipality Longwy belonged to the canton Longwy . Its layout corresponded to an area of 5.34 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5416.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,223 | 21,076 | 20,131 | 17,338 | 15,439 | 14,521 | 14,317 | 14,521 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Christian Ariès / Sylvie Balon (both PS) won against Andrée Himbert / Christophe Le Lardic (both FN ) with 63.79% of the vote (turnout: 35.60%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1949 | Jean Lafont | SFIO |
| 1949-196. | Georges Lejeune | RPF , then DVD |
| 196–1967 | Charles Grein | Union des democrates pour la République |
| 1967-1973 | Bogdan Politanski | PCF |
| 1973-1994 | Jules Jean | PCF |
| 1994-2001 | Jean-Paul Durieux | PS |
| 2001-2015 | Christian Ariès | DVG |
| 2015– | Christian Ariès Sylvie Balon |
PS |