Canton of Moréac
| Canton of Moréac | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement |
Vannes (15) Pontivy (9) |
| main place | Moréac |
| Residents | 33,837 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 587.86 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 5610 |
 Location of the canton of Moréac in the Morbihan department |
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The Canton Moréac (Breton Canton Mourieg ) is a French canton in the arrondissement Pontivy (8 municipalities) and Vannes (16 municipalities), in the department of Morbihan and the region Bretagne . Its main town is Moréac .
location
The canton of Moréac is located in the center of the Morbihan department.
history
The canton was created on March 22, 2015 due to the reorganization of the cantons in France. All seven municipalities of the former canton of Saint-Jean-Brévelay , thirteen of the fourteen municipalities of the canton Malestroit , two municipalities of the canton Rochefort-en-Terre and one municipality each of the former cantons Locminé and Questembert form the new administrative unit.
Communities
The canton of Moréac includes 23 municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bignan | Begin | 2,791 | 45.84 | 56500 | 56017 | Pontivy |
| Billio | Bilioù | 353 | 03/12 | 56420 | 56019 | Pontivy |
| Bohal | Bohal | 830 | 8.45 | 56140 | 56020 | Vannes |
| Buléon | Buelion | 534 | 12.27 | 56420 | 56027 | Pontivy |
| Caro | Karozh | 1,151 | 37.74 | 56140 | 56035 | Pontivy |
| Guehenno | Gwezhennoù | 796 | 23.33 | 56420 | 56071 | Pontivy |
| Lizio | Lizioù | 735 | 16.96 | 56460 | 56112 | Vannes |
| Malestroit | Malastred | 2,456 | 5.81 | 56140 | 56124 | Vannes |
| Missiriac | Megerieg | 1,145 | 13.47 | 56140 | 56133 | Vannes |
| Moréac | Mourieg | 3,765 | 60.30 | 56500 | 56140 | Vannes |
| Pleucadeuc | Plegadeg | 1,804 | 34.56 | 56140 | 56159 | Vannes |
| Plumelec | Pluveleg | 2,680 | 58.36 | 56420 | 56172 | Pontivy |
| Ruffiac | Rufieg | 1,410 | 36.47 | 56140 | 56200 | Vannes |
| Saint Abraham | Sant Abran | 536 | 6.72 | 56140 | 56202 | Vannes |
| Saint-Allouestre | Sant-Aleustr | 627 | 16.48 | 56500 | 56204 | Pontivy |
| Saint-Congard | Sant-Kongar | 764 | 21.87 | 56140 | 56211 | Vannes |
| Saint-Guyomard | Sant-Gwioñvarc'h | 1,362 | 19.66 | 56460 | 56219 | Vannes |
| Saint-Jean-Brévelay | Sant Yann Brevele | 2,789 | 41.83 | 56660 | 56222 | Pontivy |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Oust | Sant-Laorañs-Graeneg | 366 | 3.88 | 56140 | 56224 | Vannes |
| Saint-Marcel | Sant-Marc'hell | 1,074 | 12.81 | 56140 | 56228 | Vannes |
| Saint-Nicolas-du-Tertre | Sant-Nikolaz-ar-Roz | 468 | 12.93 | 56910 | 56230 | Vannes |
| Sérent | Serent | 3,048 | 59.67 | 56460 | 56244 | Vannes |
| Val d'Oust (partially) | Traoñ-an-oud | 2,705 | 31.81 | 56460 | 56197 | Pontivy , Vannes |
| Canton of Moréac | Mourieg | 33,837 | 587.86 | - | 5610 | - |
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2016: Merger of La Chapelle-Caro , Quily (Canton Ploërmel) and Le Roc-Saint-André → Val d'Oust