Canton of Port-Louis

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Former
canton of Port-Louis
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
main place Port Louis
Dissolution date March 29, 2015
Residents 30,057 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density 219 inhabitants / km²
surface 137.19 km²
Communities 9
INSEE code 5628

The Canton Port-Louis was by 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement of Lorient , Morbihan department of the region Bretagne . Its main town was Port-Louis . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Jacques Le Ludec ( DVD ) from 2011 to 2015 .

Location of the canton of Port-Louis

Communities

The canton of Port-Louis comprised nine municipalities:

 local community   Breton   Population 
(2017)
 Area 
(km²)
 Code postal   Code Insee 
Gâvres Gavr 675 1.88 56680 56062
Kervignac Kervignag 6,596 39.56 56700 56094
Locmiquelic Lokmikaelig 4,046 3.58 56570 56118
Merlevenez Brelevenez 3,207 17.67 56700 56130
Nostang Lostenk 1,545 15.71 56690 56148
Plouhinec Pleheneg 5,353 35.58 56680 56169
Port Louis Porzh-Loeiz 2,618 1.07 56290 56181
Riantec Rianteg 5,622 14.06 56670 56193
Sainte-Hélène Santez-Elen 1,247 8.08 56700 56220
Canton Porzh-Loeiz 30,057 137.19 - 5628

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
22,336 21,987 21,542 22,961 24,570 24,955 27,616 30,057