Rennes-Sud-Ouest Canton
| Former canton of Rennes-Sud-Ouest |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| main place | Rennes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 34,059 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 2 + 1 partially |
| INSEE code | 3549 |
The canton Rennes-Sud-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 in 1801 by splitting up the Rennes canton, which had existed since 1793. Until 1973 it was one of the four cantons in the Rennes area and at times also bore the name Rennes-4. With the further splitting of the cantons in the Rennes area in 1973 and 1985, it was steadily reduced. From 1982 to 1985 his name was Rennes-X. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015.
location
The canton of Rennes-Sud-Ouest was in the center of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Location of the canton of Rennes-Sud-Ouest within Brittany
Location of the canton of Rennes-Sud-Ouest within the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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Communities
The canton of Rennes-Sud-Ouest consisted of the southwestern districts of the city of Rennes (Arsenal-Redon and Celeration; approx. 17,400 inhabitants) and two other municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes (partially) | Roazhon | unknown | not specified | - | 35238 |
| Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande | Sant-Jakez-al-Lann | 13,087 | 11.83 | 35136 | 35281 |
| Vezin-le-Coquet | Gwezin | 5,727 | 7.86 | 35132 | 35353 |
| Canton | Roazhon-Mervent | 34,059 | not specified | - | 3549 |
Population development
| 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,216 | 28,707 | 31,566 | 34,059 |
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 |
| 1945-1949 | Georges Graff | MRP |
| 1949-1973 | François Joly | DVD / UNR / Union des démocrates pour la République (UDR) |
| 1973-1994 | Georges Cano | PS |
| 1994-2008 | Daniel Delaveau | PS |
| 2008-2015 | Gaëlle Andro | PS |