Canton of Lorient-1
| Canton of Lorient-1 | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| main place | Lorient |
| Residents | 29,342 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Communities | 1 (partially) |
| INSEE code | 5608 |
 Location of the canton of Lorient-1 in the Morbihan department |
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The canton Lorient-1 (Breton canton An Oriant-1 ) is a French administrative unit in the arrondissement of Lorient , in the department of Morbihan and in the region of Brittany . Its main town is Lorient .
location
The canton of Lorient-1 is located in the southwest of the Morbihan department.
history
The canton was created on March 22, 2015 due to the reorganization of the cantons in France.
Communities
The northern quarters of the city of Lorient form the new administrative unit. In 2012 it had 29,813 inhabitants.
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorient | To Oriant | 57,149 | 17.48 | 56100 | 56121 |
| Canton of Lorient-1 | To Oriant-1 | 29,342 | - | - | 5608 |
Representation in the departmental council
In the 2015 elections for the Départementrat, the team of Bruno Blanchard (PS) and Karine Rigole (DVG) won the second ballot over the FN candidates.