Canton of Ploërmel

Canton of Ploërmel
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
main place	Ploërmel
Establishment date	February 15, 1790
Residents	39,734 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	51 inhabitants / km²
surface	778.34 km²
Communities	30th
INSEE code	5613
Location of the canton of Ploërmel in the Morbihan department

The canton Ploërmel (Breton canton Ploermael ) is a French constituency in the arrondissement Pontivy , in the department of Morbihan and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Ploërmel .

history

The canton was founded on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, six municipalities belonged to the canton of Ploërmel. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, all communes of the previous cantons Josselin , La Trinité-Porhoët and Mauron , the commune of Lantillac from the canton of Rohan and the commune of Monterrein from the canton of Malestroit to the canton of Ploërmel changed in 2015 .

location

The canton is located in the northeast of the Morbihan department on the border with the Ille-et-Vilaine and Côtes-d'Armor departments .

Communities

Canton of Ploërmel since 2015

The canton of Ploërmel comprises 30 municipalities. The municipality of Val d'Oust only partially belongs to the canton of Ploërmel:

local community	Breton	Population  (2017)	Area  (km²)	Code postal	Code Insee
Brignac	Brennieg	186	13.12	56430	56025
Campénéac	Kempenieg	1,903	60.57	56800	56032
Concoret	Concored	734	15.76	56430	56043
La Croix-Helléan	Ar Groez Helean	891	14.40	56120	56050
Cruguel	Krugell	651	17.17	56420	56051
Evriguet	Evriged	181	4.98	56490	56056
Forges de Lanouée		2.223	96.29	56120	56102
Gourhel	Gourhael	702	2.83	56800	56065
Guégon	Gwegon	2,287	53.52	56120	56070
Guillac	Gilieg	1,357	21.83	56800	56079
Guilliers	Gwiler-Porc'hoed	1.313	35.14	56490	56080
Helléan	Helean	375	7.87	56120	56082
Josselin	Josilin	2,495	4.48	56120	56091
La Grée-Saint-Laurent	Ar C'hrav-Sant-Laorans	336	7.90	56120	56068
Lantillac	Landeliav	306	7.72	56120	56103
La Trinité-Porhoët	To Drinded-Porc'hoed	677	12.70	56490	56257
Loyat	Loiad	1,624	41.52	56800	56122
Mauron	Maoron	3,082	67.23	56430	56127
Ménéac	Menieg	1,578	68.22	56490	56129
Mohon	Mozhon	983	37.83	56490	56134
Montertelot	Mousterdelav	355	2.64	56800	56139
Neant-sur-Yvel	Neant	1,087	32.30	56430	56145
Ploërmel	Ploermael	9,837	57.82	56800	56165
Saint-Brieuc-de-Mauron	Sant Brieg Maoron	331	14.35	56430	56208
Saint-Léry	Sant-Leri	189	1.58	56430	56225
Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines	Sant-Maloù-an-Teir-Feunteun	568	16.19	56490	56227
Saint-Servant	Sant-Servant-an-Oud	811	22.40	56120	56236
Taupont	Talbont	2,198	29.17	56800	56249
Tréhorenteuc	Trec'horanteg	122	5.42	56430	56256
Val d'Oust (partially)	Traoñ-an-oud	2,705	31.81	56800	56197
Canton of Ploërmel	Ploermael	39,734	778.34	-	5613

Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons

2019:

• Fusion of Lanouée and Les Forges → Forges de Lanouée
• Merger of Monterrein and Ploërmel → Ploërmel

2016:

• Merger of La Chapelle-Caro (Canton Moréac) , Le Roc-Saint-André (Canton Moréac) and Quily → Val d'Oust

Canton of Ploërmel until 2015

Until the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the old canton of Ploërmel comprised six municipalities over an area of ​​187.54 km². These were: Campénéac , Gourhel , Loyat , Montertelot , Ploërmel (main town) and Taupont .

Population development of the old canton up to 2015

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
10,678	10,691	10,991	11,570	12,417	12,996	14,548	16,075

Individual evidence

1. ^ Reorganization of the cantons in the Morbihan department, Article 14