Canton of Nantes-7
| Canton of Nantes-7 | |
|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| main place | Nantes |
| Residents | 47,719 (Jan 1, 2017) |
| Communities | 1 (partially) |
| INSEE code | 4417 |
 Location of the canton of Nantes-7 in the Loire-Atlantique department |
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The Canton Nantes-7 ( Breton Canton Naoned-7 ) is a French canton in the Arrondissement of Nantes , in the Loire-Atlantique and the region Pays de la Loire .
history
The canton was created by splitting up what was then the canton of Nantes-6 in 1908. By dividing the city of Nantes into further cantons, its area steadily shrank. In its current form, it was created when the French cantons were re-divided in 2015.
location
The canton is located in the center of the Loire-Atlantique department.
Communities
The canton of Nantes-7 comprises districts in the northeast of the city of Nantes: the quarters of Beaujoire, Gachet, La Bernardière, La Violerie, Le Landreau and Saint-Joseph-de-Porterie.
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes | 309.346 | 65.19 | 4,745 | 44109 | 44000, 44100, 44200, 44300 |
| Canton of Nantes-7 | 47,719 | - | - | 4417 | - |
The old canton of Nantes-7 had a different INSEE code before 2015 than it does today, namely 4426.
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the six voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Michel Ménard / Catherine Touchefeu (both PS) won against Fabien Foy / Josette Noël (both FN ) with a vote of 76.27% (turnout: 48.26%).
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 2015– | Michel Ménard Catherine Touchefeu |
PS |