Canton of Raon-l'Étape
| Canton of Raon-l'Étape | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement |
Épinal (13 municipalities) Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (27 G.) |
| main place | Raon-l'Étape |
| Residents | 24,085 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 455.20 km² |
| Communities | 40 |
| INSEE code | 8811 |
 Location of the canton of Raon-l'Étape in the Vosges department |
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The canton of Raon-l'Étape is a French canton in the arrondissements of Épinal and Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , in the department of Vosges and in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ); its main town is Raon-l'Étape .
location
The canton is located in the northeast of the Vosges department.
history
The canton was established in 1790. Until 2015, nine municipalities belonged to the canton of Raon-l'Étape. The reorganization of the cantons on January 1, 2015 brought an expansion by 31 municipalities from the cantons of Senones (all 18 municipalities) and Rambervillers (13 of the 29 municipalities).
Communities
The canton consists of 40 municipalities with a total of 24,085 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 455.20 km 2 :
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Raon-l'Étape included the nine municipalities of Allarmont , Celles-sur-Plaine , Étival-Clairefontaine , Luvigny , Nompatelize , Raon-l'Étape , Raon-sur-Plaine and Saint -Remy and Vexaincourt . Its layout corresponded to an area of 122.15 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 8822.
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Benoît Pierrat / Roseline Pierrel (both DVG) won against Sabrina Romary / Dominique Thomas (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 52.26% (turnout: 51.03%).
Since 1945 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945–1951 | Charles Kaercher | DVG |
| 1951-1969 | Maurice Lemaire |
RPF , then UNR and Union des démocrates pour la République |
| 1969-1982 | Roger Chambet | Union des démocrates pour la République, then RPR |
| 1982-2015 | Michel Humbert | PS |
| 2015– | Benoît Pierrat Roseline Pierrel |
DVG |
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Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 50' E