Canton of Massy
| Canton of Massy | |
|---|---|
| region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| main place | Massy |
| Residents | 71,014 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 4,734 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 15.00 km² |
| Communities | 2 |
| INSEE code | 9112 |
 Location of the canton of Massy in the Essonne department |
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The canton of Massy is a French administrative unit in the arrondissement of Palaiseau in the department of Essonne and in the region of Île-de-France .
history
As part of the cantonal reorganization at the beginning of 2015, the canton was newly formed from the cantons of Massy-Est and Massy-Ouest , which together comprised the city of Massy , and the municipality of Chilly-Mazarin , which was previously the capital of the now dissolved canton of Chilly-Mazarin .
Communities
The canton consists of two municipalities:
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilly-Mazarin | 20.181 | 5.57 | 3,623 | 91161 | 91380 |
| Massy | 50,833 | 9.43 | 5,391 | 91377 | 91300 |
| Canton of Massy | 71,014 | 15.00 | 4,734 | 9112 | - |