Canton of Marolles-les-Braults
| Former canton of Marolles-les-Braults |
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|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Mamers |
| main place | Marolles-les-Braults |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 6,491 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 166.64 km² |
| Communities | 17th |
| INSEE code | 7222 |
The Canton Marolles-les-Braults was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Mamers , in Sarthe and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Marolles-les-Braults . Nicole Agasse ( UMP ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2004 to 2015 .
geography
The canton of Marolles-les-Braults was on average 87 meters above sea level , between 53 meters in Congé-sur-Orne and 159 meters in Courgains. The canton was in the north of the Sarthe department. It bordered the canton of Mamers to the north and northeast, the canton of Bonnétable to the southeast, the canton Ballon to the south, the canton of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe to the west and the canton of Saint-Paterne to the northwest.
Communities
The canton of Marolles-les-Braults consisted of 17 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesnes-en-Saosnois | 93 (2013) | 5.68 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 72018 | 72260 |
| Congé-sur-Orne | 347 (2013) | 11.24 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 72088 | 72290 |
| Courgains | 599 (2013) | 14.66 | 41 inhabitants / km² | 72104 | 72260 |
| Dangeul | 483 (2013) | 13.64 | 35 inhabitants / km² | 72112 | 72260 |
| Dissé-sous-balloon | 138 (2013) | 3.55 | 39 inhabitants / km² | 72116 | 72260 |
| Lucé-sous-balloon | 110 (2013) | 6.78 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 72174 | 72290 |
| Marolles-les-Braults | 2,116 (2013) | 20.64 | 103 inhabitants / km² | 72189 | 72260 |
| Meurcé | 261 (2013) | 6.16 | 42 inhabitants / km² | 72194 | 72170 |
| Mezieres-sur-Ponthouin | 681 (2013) | 17.88 | 38 inhabitants / km² | 72196 | 72290 |
| Moncé-en-Saosnois | 257 (2013) | 8.81 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 72201 | 72260 |
| Monhoudou | 223 (2013) | 7.52 | 30 inhabitants / km² | 72202 | 72260 |
| Nauvay | 12 (2013) | 2.71 | 4 inhabitants / km² | 72214 | 72260 |
| Nouans | 284 (2013) | 9.96 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 72222 | 72260 |
| Peray | 70 (2013) | 2.45 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 72233 | 72260 |
| René | 365 (2013) | 12.52 | 29 inhabitants / km² | 72251 | 72260 |
| Saint-Aignan | 268 (2013) | 15.13 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 72265 | 72110 |
| Thoigné | 162 (2013) | 7.31 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 72354 | 72260 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7810 | 7259 | 6139 | 5739 | 5645 | 6008 | 6425 |