Rennes-Center Canton
Former canton Rennes-Center |
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region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Rennes |
main place | Rennes |
Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
Residents | 18,729 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
Communities | 1 (partially) |
INSEE code | 3529 |
The canton of Rennes-Center was a French canton in the Arrondissement Rennes , in the Département Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany until 2015 .
history
The canton was created through a reorganization of the cantons in the Rennes area in 1973 and was named Rennes-I until 1985. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015.
location
The canton of Rennes-Center was in the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Communities
The Rennes-Center canton comprised the historic city center of the city of Rennes north of the Vilaine River.
Population development
1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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17,313 | 19,017 | 19,451 | 18,729 |
politics
Until its dissolution, the canton had the following members in the Council of the Départements:
Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
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Term of office | Surname | Political party |
1973-1979 | Henri Jouault | CNIP , then RPR |
1979-1985 | François Le Douarec | Union pour la Defense de la République (UDR), then RPR |
1985-2004 | Claude Champaud | UMP |
2004-2015 | Didier Le Bougeant | PS |