Canton of Reims-8
| Canton of Reims-8 | |
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| region | Grand Est | 
| Department | Marne | 
| Arrondissement | Reims | 
| main place | Reims | 
| Residents | 22,423 (Jan. 1, 2017) | 
| Communities | 9 | 
| INSEE code | 5118 | 
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 Location of the canton of Reims-8 in the Marne department  | 
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The canton of Reims-8 is a French constituency in the Reims arrondissement in the Marne department and in the Grand Est region ; its main town is Reims . Alain Lescouet has been a representative in the General Council of the Département since 2004 (initially PS , then DVG ).
Communities
The canton consists of nine municipalities with a total of 22,423 inhabitants (as of 2017)
| local community | Residents  January 1, 2017  | 
Area  km²  | 
Density of  population / km²  | 
Code  INSEE  | 
Post Code | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernay-lès-Reims | 1,426 | 16.49 | 86 | 51105 | 51420 | 
| Cormontreuil | 6,524 | 4.62 | 1,412 | 51172 | 51350 | 
| Prunay | 1,032 | 18.41 | 56 | 51449 | 51360 | 
| Puisieulx | 415 | 9.07 | 46 | 51450 | 51500 | 
| Reims | 182,460 | 47.02 | 3,880 | 51454 | 51100 | 
| Saint-Léonard | 106 | 3.04 | 35 | 51493 | 51500 | 
| Sillery | 1,724 | 9.20 | 187 | 51536 | 51500 | 
| Taissy | 2,199 | 11.53 | 191 | 51562 | 51500 | 
| Trois-Puits | 153 | 2.14 | 71 | 51584 | 51500 | 
| Canton of Reims-8 | 22,423 | - | - | 5118 | - | 
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Reims-8 consisted of the three municipalities of Champigny , Reims and Saint-Brice-Courcelles . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5141.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 13,579 | 13,665 |