Canton of Plérin
| Canton of Plérin | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| main place | Plérin |
| Residents | 23,298 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 344 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 67.66 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 2218 |
 Location of the canton of Plérin in the Côtes-d'Armor department |
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The canton of Plérin (Breton canton Plerin ) is a French canton in the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc , in the department of Côtes-d'Armor and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Plérin .
history
The canton only came into being in 1982. From 1982 to 2015, three communities belonged to the canton of Plérin. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 4. In addition to the previous 3 communes of the old canton of Plérin, the commune of Tréméloir of the previous canton of Châtelaudren was added. On January 1, 2016, this merged with the municipality of Pordic.
location
The canton is located in the north of the Côtes-d'Armor department.
Communities
The canton of Plérin comprises three municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plérin | Plerin | 14,062 | 27.72 | 22190 | 22187 |
| Pordic | Porous | 7167 | 33.63 | 22590 | 22251 |
| Trémuson | Tremuzon | 2069 | 6.31 | 22440 | 22372 |
| Canton of Plérin | Plerin | 23,298 | 67.66 | - | 2218 |
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2016: Fusion of Pordic and Tréméloir → Pordic
Population development of the old canton up to 2015
| 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,015 | 18,225 | 19,372 | 20,796 | 22,231 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Alain Cadec / Monique Le Vée (both Union de la droite) won against Ronan Kerdraon / Andrée Kerleguer-Viougea (both PS) with a share of the vote of 50.25% (turnout: 63.40 %).
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1982-1985 | Edouard Quemper | PCF |
| 1985-1998 | Louis Auffray | DVD |
| 1998-2015 | Paule Quéméré | PS |
| 2015– | Alain Cadec Monique Le Vée |
Union de la droite |