Canton of Mordelles

Former canton of Mordelles
region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
main place	Mordelles
Establishment date	February 15, 1790
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	28,711 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	296 inhabitants / km²
surface	96.87 km²
Communities	6th
INSEE code	3524

The canton of Mordelles was a French canton in the Arrondissement Rennes , in the Département Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany until 2015 ; its main town was Mordelles .

history

The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, six municipalities belonged to the canton of Mordelles. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015 and the communes moved to other cantons.

location

The canton was located in the south-western center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.

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  Location of the canton of Mordelles within Brittany

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  Location of the canton of Mordelles within the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Communities

The canton of Mordelles consisted of six municipalities:

local community	Breton	Population  (2017)	Area  (km²)	Code postal	Code Insee
Chavagne	Kavan	4.015	12.44	35310	35076
Cintré	Kentreg	2,278	8.24	35310	35080
L'Hermitage	Ar Peniti	4,437	6.74	35590	35131
Mordelles	Morzhell	7,363	29.84	35310	35196
Le Rheu	Reuz	8,740	18.89	35650	35240
Saint-Gilles	Sant-Jili-Roazhon	4,984	20.72	35590	35275
Canton	Morzhell	28,711	96.87	-	3524

Population development of the canton

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
7,507	9,949	14,457	18,585	20,718	22,748	26,473	28,711

politics

Until its dissolution, the canton had the following members in the Council of the Départements:

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1945–1964	Robert de Toulouse-Lautrec	CNIP
1964-1988	Jean Chatel	CD , then UDF-CDS
1989-2008	Christian Le Maout	PS
2008-2015	Jean-Luc Chenut	PS