Rennes-Center-Ouest Canton
| Former canton of Rennes-Center-Ouest |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| main place | Rennes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 23,476 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 1 (partially) |
| INSEE code | 3530 |
The canton Rennes-Center-Ouest was a French canton in the Arrondissement Rennes , in the Département Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany until 2015 ; its main town was Rennes .
history
The canton was created through a reorganization of the cantons in the Rennes area in 1973 and was named Rennes-II until 1985. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015.
location
The canton of Rennes-Center-Ouest was in the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Communities
The canton Rennes-Center-Ouest comprised the western part of the historic city center and the residential areas in the west of the city of Rennes.
Population development
| 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19,765 | 21,264 | 22,623 | 23,476 |
politics
Until its dissolution, the canton had the following members in the Council of the Départements:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1973? -1985 | Braud | CDS |
| 1985-1998 | Yves Fréville | UDF |
| 2004-2015 | Marcel Rogemont | PS |