Canton of Muzillac
Canton of Muzillac | |
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region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Vannes |
main place | Muzillac |
Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
Residents | 33,592 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
Population density | 80 inhabitants / km² |
surface | 417.83 km² |
Communities | 15th |
INSEE code | 5611 |
Location of the canton of Muzillac in the Morbihan department |
The canton of Muzillac (Breton: Kanton Muzilheg ) is a French constituency in the arrondissement of Vannes , in the department of Morbihan and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Muzillac .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, seven municipalities belonged to the canton of Muzillac. With the reorganization of the cantons in France in 2015, with the exception of the municipality of Théhillac, all municipalities of the previous canton of La Roche-Bernard and the municipality of Péaule from the canton of Questembert to the canton of Muzillac.
location
The canton is located in the southeast of the Morbihan department on the border with the Loire-Atlantique department .
Communities
The canton of Muzillac comprises 15 municipalities:
local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
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Ambon | Ambon | 1,817 | 38.04 | 56190 | 56002 |
Arzal | Arzhal | 1,656 | 23.44 | 56190 | 56004 |
Billiers | Beler | 959 | 5.87 | 56190 | 56018 |
Camoël | Camoel | 1.007 | 14.33 | 56130 | 56030 |
Damgan | Damgan | 1,702 | 10.16 | 56750 | 56052 |
Férel | Ferel | 3,220 | 28.90 | 56130 | 56058 |
La Roche-Bernard | Ar Roc'h-Bernez | 692 | 0.43 | 56130 | 56195 |
Le Guerno | Ar Gwernoù | 969 | 9.75 | 56190 | 56077 |
Marzan | Marzhan | 2,308 | 33.84 | 56130 | 56126 |
Muzillac | Muzilheg | 5,015 | 39.50 | 56190 | 56143 |
Nivillac | Nivilieg | 4,612 | 55.48 | 56130 | 56147 |
Noyal-Muzillac | Noal-Muzilheg | 2,520 | 48.89 | 56190 | 56149 |
Péaule | Pleaol | 2,682 | 39.25 | 56130 | 56153 |
Penestin | Pennestin | 1,946 | 21.69 | 56760 | 56155 |
Saint-Dolay | Sant Aelwez | 2,487 | 48.26 | 56130 | 56212 |
Canton of Muzillac | Muzilheg | 33,592 | 417.83 | - | 5611 |
Canton of Muzillac until 2015
Until the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the old canton of Muzillac comprised seven municipalities on an area of 175.65 km². These were: Ambon , Arzal , Billiers , Damgan , Le Guerno , Muzillac (main town) and Noyal-Muzillac .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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7,867 | 8,087 | 8,579 | 8,956 | 9,643 | 10,511 | 12,449 | 14,070 |