Canton of Lyon-VIII
| Former Canton of Lyon-VIII |
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|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| main place | Lyon |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 35,414 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 18,068 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 1.96 km² |
| Communities | 1 |
| INSEE code | 6919 |
The Canton Lyon VIII was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Lyon and in the French region of Rhône-Alpes . It originally belonged to the Rhône department and comprised part of the 3rd district (French: 3 e arrondissement ) of Lyon . The canton was abolished when, at the turn of the year 2014/2015 , the Métropole de Lyon replaced the Département Rhône as the higher-level regional authority and the cantons lost their function as constituencies. The last representative in the conseil général des Départements was Thierry Philip ( PS ), he succeeded Lionel Lassagne ( UMP ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordonnance n ° 2014-1539 du 19 December 2014 relative à l'élection des conseillers métropolitains de Lyon published in JORF and in Légifrance (French)