Canton Palaiseau
| Canton Palaiseau | |
|---|---|
| region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| main place | Palaiseau |
| Residents | 61,987 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 2,660 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 23.30 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 9114 |
 Location of the canton of Palaiseau in the Essonne department |
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The canton Palaiseau is a French administrative unit in the Arrondissement Palaiseau in the department of Essonne and the region Ile-de-France ; its main town is Palaiseau , Claire Robillard ( PS ) has been a representative in the General Council of the Département since 2001, re-elected in 2008 .
Communities
Since the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following 3 municipalities belong to the canton of Palaiseau:
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igny | 10,052 | 3.82 | 2,631 | 91312 | 91430 |
| Orsay | 16,421 | 7.97 | 2,060 | 91471 | 91400 |
| Palaiseau | 35,514 | 11.51 | 3,085 | 91477 | 91120 |
| Canton Palaiseau | 61,987 | 23.30 | 2,660 | 9114 | - |
Until the reorganization, the canton Palaiseau consisted of the 2 municipalities Igny and Palaiseau . Its layout corresponded to an area of 18.92 km 2 .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,940 | 31,137 | 37,818 | 37,604 | 37,823 | 38,346 | 40,523 |