Canton of Orbec

Former canton of Orbec
region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
main place	Orbec
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	9,388 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	63 inhabitants / km²
surface	149.89 km²
Communities	19th
INSEE code	1426

The Canton Orbec was 2015 a French canton in the department of Calvados and in the former region Basse-Normandie . It comprised 19 parishes in the Arrondissement of Lisieux ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Orbec . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. Patrick Beaujan ( UDI ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2001 to 2015 .

geography

The canton Orbec was 14,989 hectares (149.89 km ² ) and last had 9388 inhabitants, which corresponded to a population density of 63 inhabitants per km² (as of 2012). He was on average at 154  m , between 61  m in Saint-Martin-de-Mailloc and 231  m in Familly .

Communities

The canton consisted of 19 municipalities:

local community	Population  (as of 2017)	Code postal	Code Insee
Cernay	141	14290	14147
Cerqueux	97	14290	14148
La Chapelle-Yvon	535	14290	14154
Courtonne-les-Deux-Eglises	658	14290	14194
La Croupte	134	14140	14210
Familly	117	14290	14259
La Folletière-Abenon	129	14290	14273
Friardel	239	14290	14292
Meulles	386	14290	14429
Orbec	2013	14290	14478
Préaux-Saint-Sébastien	38	14290	14518
Saint-Cyr-du-Ronceray	647	14290	14570
Saint-Denis-de-Mailloc	301	14100	14571
Saint-Julien-de-Mailloc	506	14290	14599
Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière	452	14290	14621
Saint-Martin-de-Mailloc	902	14100	14626
Saint-Pierre-de-Mailloc	512	14290	14647
Tordouet	272	14290	14693
La Vespière	1199	14290	14740

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
8033	8124	8262	8536	8840	8826	9189	9403