Canton of Mirecourt

Canton of Mirecourt
region	Grand Est
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Épinal (30 parishes) Neufchâteau (26 parishes)
main place	Mirecourt
Residents	17,457 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	50 inhabitants / km²
surface	349.61 km²
Communities	56
INSEE code	8809
Location of the canton of Mirecourt in the Vosges department

The canton of Mirecourt is a French constituency in the arrondissements Épinal and Neufchâteau , in the Département Vosges and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); its main town is Mirecourt .

location

The canton lies on the northern border of the Vosges department.

history

The canton was founded in 1790. By 2015, 32 municipalities belonged to the canton of Mirecourt. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 56 in 2015. In addition to the previous 32 communes, 24 of the 25 communes (excluding Rouvres-la-Chétive) of the previous canton of Châtenois were added.

Communities

The canton consists of 56 municipalities with a total of 17,457 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​349.61 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code	Arrondissement
Ambacourt	297	6.76	44	88006	88500	Epinal
Aouze	191	11.21	17th	88010	88170	Neufchâteau
Aroffe	80	8.51	9	88013	88170	Epinal
Balleville	102	6.25	16	88031	88170	Neufchâteau
Baudricourt	328	3.48	94	88039	88500	Epinal
Biécourt	103	5.94	17th	88058	88170	Epinal
Blémerey	28	2.48	11	88060	88500	Epinal
Boulaincourt	71	2.51	28	88066	88500	Epinal
Châtenois	1,706	17.57	97	88095	88170	Epinal
Chauffecourt	42	1.89	22nd	88097	88500	Epinal
Boss skin	46	3.18	14th	88100	88500	Epinal
Courcelles-sous-Châtenois	79	2.33	34	88117	88170	Neufchâteau
Darney-aux-Chênes	63	2.44	26th	88125	88170	Neufchâteau
Dolaincourt	99	2.60	38	88137	88170	Neufchâteau
Dombasle-en-Xaintois	124	4.72	26th	88139	88500	Epinal
Dommartin-sur-Vraine	307	7.10	43	88150	88170	Epinal
Domvallier	105	3.24	32	88155	88500	Epinal
Frenelle-la-Grande	108	5.50	20th	88185	88500	Epinal
Frenelle-la-Petite	45	3.49	13	88186	88500	Epinal
Gironcourt-sur-Vraine	927	7.51	123	88206	88170	Neufchâteau
Houécourt	440	9.91	44	88241	88170	Neufchâteau
Hymont	476	4.17	114	88246	88500	Epinal
Juvaincourt	184	8.82	21st	88257	88500	Epinal
La Neuveville-sous-Châtenois	377	4.85	78	88324	88170	Epinal
Longchamp-sous-Châtenois	66	4.90	13	88274	88170	Neufchâteau
Maconcourt	75	5.48	14th	88278	88170	Neufchâteau
Madecourt	52	4.49	12	88279	88270	Neufchâteau
Mattaincourt	821	5.95	138	88292	88500	Neufchâteau
Mazirot	224	6.55	34	88295	88500	Neufchâteau
Ménil-en-Xaintois	150	4.23	35	88299	88500	Neufchâteau
Mirecourt	5,246	12.12	433	88304	88500	Epinal
Morelmaison	207	7.41	28	88312	88170	Neufchâteau
Oëlleville	306	10.08	30th	88334	88500	Epinal
Ollainville	67	6.31	11	88336	88170	Neufchâteau
Pleuvezain	76	3.80	20th	88350	88170	Neufchâteau
Poussay	689	8.69	79	88357	88500	Epinal
Puzieux	148	5.42	27	88364	88500	Epinal
Rainville	278	8.61	32	88366	88170	Neufchâteau
Ramecourt	189	3.26	58	88368	88500	Epinal
Remicourt	66	4.22	16	88382	88500	Epinal
Removille	214	7.55	28	88387	88170	Neufchâteau
Repel	84	3.46	24	88389	88500	Epinal
Rouvres-en-Xaintois	277	11.19	25th	88400	88500	Neufchâteau
Saint crowd	126	6.67	19th	88427	88170	Neufchâteau
Saint-Paul	156	4.90	32	88431	88170	Neufchâteau
Saint-Prancher	83	4.41	19th	88433	88500	Epinal
Sandaucourt	174	10.78	16	88440	88170	Neufchâteau
Soncourt	44	3.91	11	88459	88170	Neufchâteau
Thiraucourt	99	3.02	33	88469	88500	Epinal
Totainville	121	5.00	24	88476	88500	Epinal
Valleroy-aux-Saules	260	5.03	52	88489	88270	Epinal
Vicherey	195	5.88	33	88504	88170	Neufchâteau
Villers	209	4.97	42	88507	88500	Epinal
Viocourt	156	4.75	33	88514	88170	Neufchâteau
Vouxey	138	23.28	6th	88523	88170	Neufchâteau
Vroville	133	6.83	19th	88525	88500	Epinal
Canton of Mirecourt	17,457	349.61	50	8809	-	-

Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Mirecourt included the 32 municipalities of Ambacourt , Baudricourt , Biécourt , Blémerey , Boulaincourt , Chauffecourt , Chef-Haut , Dombasle-en-Xaintois , Domvallier , Frenelle-la-Grande , Frenelle-la -Petite , Hymont , Juvaincourt , Madecourt , Mattaincourt , Mazirot , Ménil-en-Xaintois , Mirecourt (main town), Oëlleville , Poussay , Puzieux , Ramecourt , Remicourt , Repel , Rouvres-en-Xaintois , Saint-Menge , Saint-Prancher , Thiraucourt , Totainville , Valleroy-aux-Saules , Villers and Vroville . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​171.77 km ² . Before 2015 he had the INSEE code 8816.

Population development in the old canton

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
14,042	14,274	14,317	14,249	13,342	12,401	11,931	11,908

politics

In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the team Nathalie Babouhot / Guy Sauvage (both UMP) won against Hélène Colin / Patrice Jamis (both PS) and Lydie Mathis / Alain Urguette (both FN ) with a share of the votes of 41.73% (turnout : 60.45%).

Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1945-1946	Raymond Brahy	Radicaux indépendants
1947-1973	Henri Parisot	PR , then CNIP
1973-1979	Robert Flambeau	UDF -Parti républicain
1979-1985	Claude Giet	PS
1985-1986	André Doering	RPR
1987-1998	Jacques Cablé	RPR
1998-2004	Patrick Beisbardt	PS , then non-party
2004-2015	Patrice Jamis	PS
2015–	Nathalie Babouhot Guy Sauvage	UMP / LR

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the two ballots

Web links

• Portrait of the canton