Canton of Pontivy
| Canton of Pontivy | |
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| main place | Pontivy |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Residents | 42,329 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 90 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 468.96 km² |
| Communities | 15th |
| INSEE code | 5615 |
 Location of the canton of Pontivy in the Morbihan department |
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The canton Pontivy (Breton canton Pondi ) is a French constituency in the arrondissement Pontivy , in the department of Morbihan and in the region of Brittany ; its main town is Pontivy .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, ten municipalities belonged to the canton of Pontivy. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, all communes of the previous canton of Baud switched to the canton of Pontivy in 2015 .
location
The canton is located in the center and north of the Morbihan department on the border with the Côtes-d'Armor department .
Communities
The canton of Pontivy comprises 15 municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baud | Baod | 6.261 | 48.09 | 56150 | 56010 |
| Croixanvec | Kroeshañveg | 164 | 6.09 | 56920 | 56049 |
| Gueltas | Gweltaz | 512 | 20.45 | 56920 | 56072 |
| Guénin | Gwennin | 1,769 | 28.71 | 56150 | 56074 |
| Guern | Gwern | 1.306 | 47.01 | 56310 | 56076 |
| Kerfourn | Kerforn | 838 | 19.46 | 56920 | 56092 |
| Le Sourn | Ar sorn | 2,107 | 16.05 | 56300 | 56246 |
| Melrand | Mêlrant | 1,516 | 40.39 | 56310 | 56128 |
| Noyal-Pontivy | Noal-Pondi | 3,639 | 53.45 | 56920 | 56151 |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 4,379 | 86.70 | 56310, 56930 | 56173 | |
| Pontivy | Pondi | 14,606 | 24.85 | 56300 | 56178 |
| Saint Barthelemy | Bartelame | 1,164 | 21.90 | 56150 | 56207 |
| Saint-Gérand | Sant-Jelan | 1,115 | 18.05 | 56920 | 56213 |
| Saint-Gonnery | Sant-Goneri | 1,090 | 16.29 | 56920 | 56215 |
| Saint-Thuriau | Sant-Turiav | 1,863 | 21.47 | 56300 | 56237 |
| Canton of Pontivy | Pondi | 42,329 | 468.96 | - | 5615 |
Canton of Pontivy until 2015
Until the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the old canton of Pontivy comprised ten municipalities over an area of 243.17 km². These were: Croixanvec , Gueltas , Guern , Kerfourn , Noyal-Pontivy , Pontivy (main town), Saint-Gérand , Saint-Gonnery , Saint-Thuriau and Le Sourn .
Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
2019: Fusion of Bieuzy and Pluméliau → Pluméliau-Bieuzy
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,147 | 20,622 | 22,179 | 23,491 | 24,380 | 25,148 | 25,807 | 26,589 |