Canton of Lorient-2
| Canton of Lorient-2 | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| main place | Lorient |
| Residents | 30,070 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Communities | 1 + 1 (partially) |
| INSEE code | 5609 |
 Location of the canton of Lorient-2 in the Morbihan department |
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The canton Lorient-2 (Breton canton An Oriant-2 ) 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-2 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
Canton of Lanester since 2015
The southern quarters of the city of Lorient and the municipality of Groix form the new administrative unit.
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groix | Great | 2.263 | 14.82 | 56590 | 56069 |
| Lorient (partially) | Oriant | 57,149 | 17.48 | 56100 | 56121 |
| Canton of Lorient-2 | Oriant-2 | 30,070 | - | - | 5609 |
Representation in the departmental council
In the 2015 elections for the Departmental Council, the duo of Gaëlle Le Stradic and Laurent Tonnerre (both Union de la gauche ) won the second ballot over the candidates for the Union de la droite .