Canton of Montmédy

Canton of Montmédy
region	Grand Est
Department	Meuse
Arrondissement	Verdun
main place	Montmédy
Residents	9,694 (Jan 1, 2017)
Population density	21 inhabitants / km²
surface	458.40 km²
Communities	45
INSEE code	5511
Location of the canton of Montmédy in the Meuse department

The canton of Montmédy is a French constituency in the Arrondissement Verdun , in the Département Meuse and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); its main town is Montmédy .

location

The canton is located in the north of the Meuse department.

history

The canton was established in 1790. By 2015, 25 municipalities belonged to the canton of Montmédy. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of municipalities rose to 45 in 2015. All 20 municipalities of the previous canton of Damvillers were added to the previous 25 municipalities .

Communities

The canton consists of 45 municipalities with a total of 9,694 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of ​​458.40 km ² :

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Avioth	144	6.50	22nd	55022	55600
Azannes-et-Soumazannes	165	18.11	9	55024	55150
Bazeilles-sur-Othain	116	7.66	15th	55034	55600
Brandeville	184	12.14	15th	55071	55150
Bréhéville	171	18.33	9	55076	55150
Breux	258	12.99	20th	55077	55600
Chaumont-devant-Damvillers	48	5.35	9	55107	55150
Chauvency-le-Château	248	8.82	28	55109	55600
Chauvency-Saint-Hubert	239	10.76	22nd	55110	55600
Damvillers	651	18.33	36	55145	55150
Delut	125	9.18	14th	55149	55150
Dombras	138	11.27	12	55156	55150
Écouviez	510	4.30	119	55169	55600
Écurey-en-Verdunois	124	6.92	18th	55170	55150
Étraye	39	7.99	5	55183	55150
Flassigny	47	6.66	7th	55188	55600
Gremilly	40	17.81	2	55218	55150
Han-lès-Juvigny	121	5.44	22nd	55226	55600
Iré-le-Sec	154	8.31	19th	55252	55600
Jametz	257	17.44	15th	55255	55600
Juvigny-sur-Loison	260	16.42	16	55262	55600
Lissey	111	9.97	11	55297	55150
Louppy-sur-Loison	126	14.36	9	55306	55600
Marville	504	19.55	26th	55324	55600
Merles-sur-Loison	150	11.45	13	55336	55150
Moirey Flabas Crépion	129	14.62	9	55341	55150
Montmédy	2.136	23.49	91	55351	55600
Peuvillers	55	4.86	11	55403	55150
Quincy-Landzécourt	140	12.48	11	55410	55600
Remoiville	134	9.70	14th	55425	55600
Réville-aux-Bois	116	11.03	11	55428	55150
Romagne-sous-les-Côtes	118	14.19	8th	55437	55150
Rupt-sur-Othain	44	5.53	8th	55450	55150
Thonne-la-Long	333	9.50	35	55508	55600
Thonne-le-Thil	269	11.38	24	55509	55600
Thonne-les-Près	135	5.42	25th	55510	55600
Thonnelle	134	6.09	22nd	55511	55600
Velosnes	165	4.37	38	55544	55600
Verneuil Grand	203	6.21	33	55546	55600
Verneuil-Petit	123	3.99	31	55547	55600
Vigneul-sous-Montmédy	87	4.63	19th	55552	55600
Villécloye	265	7.18	37	55554	55600
Ville-devant-Chaumont	50	4.21	12	55556	55150
Vittarville	78	8.15	10	55572	55150
Wavrille	50	5.31	9	55580	55150
Canton of Montmédy	9,694	458.40	21st	5511	-

Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Montmédy included the 25 municipalities of Avioth , Bazeilles-sur-Othain , Breux , Chauvency-le-Château , Chauvency-Saint-Hubert , Écouviez , Flassigny , Han-lès-Juvigny , Iré -le-Sec , Jametz , Juvigny-sur-Loison , Louppy-sur-Loison , Marville , Montmédy (main town), Quincy-Landzécourt , Remoiville , Thonne-la-Long , Thonne-les-Près , Thonne-le-Thil , Thonnelle , Velosnes , Verneuil-Grand , Verneuil-Petit , Vigneul-sous-Montmédy and Villécloye . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​243.65 km ² . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5514.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
8,294	7,416	6,809	6,346	6.125	6,795	7.138	7,397

politics

In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the three voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the team Dominique Aarnink-Géminel / Claude Léonard (both UMP) won against Francis Dossogne / Nicole Samson (both FN ) and Marylène Gracia / Jacques Stalars (both PS ) with a share of the votes of 44.52% (Turnout: 53.83%).

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
1945-1958	Jean Émile Roussel	Rassemblement des gauches républicaines
1958-1970	Jean Artaux	DVD
1970-1976	André Léonard	DVD
1976-2008	Claude Biwer	UDF , then NC
2008-2015	Claude Léonard	DVD , then UMP
2015–	Dominique Aarnink-Géminel Claude Léonard	UMP / LR

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the two ballots