Canton of Retiers

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Former
Canton of Retiers
region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
main place Retiers
Dissolution date March 29, 2015
Residents 13,391 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density 54 inhabitants / km²
surface 248.69 km²
Communities 10
INSEE code 3533

The Canton Retiers was a 2015 French canton in the Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré , in the Ille-et-Vilaine and the region Bretagne ; its main place was Retiers .

history

The canton was established on February 15, 1790. From 1801 to 2015, ten municipalities belonged to the canton of Retiers. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015 and the communes moved to other cantons.

location

The canton was located in the southeast of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.

Communities

The canton of Retiers consisted of ten municipalities:

 local community   Breton   Population 
(2017)
 Area 
(km²)
 Code postal   Code Insee 
Arbrissel Ervrezhell 306 4.62 35130 35005
Coësmes Koem 1,474 23.24 35134 35082
Eat Ezieg 1,093 23.19 35150 35108
Forges-la-Forêt Gorelioù-ar-C'hoad 265 6.04 35640 35114
Marcillé-Robert Marc'helleg-Roperzh 959 20.30 35240 35165
Martigné-Ferchaud Mazhinieg-Houarnruz 2,603 74.10 35640 35167
Retiers Rests 4,357 41.38 35240 35239
Sainte-Colombe Santez-Koulm 351 7.58 35134 35262
Le Theil-de-Bretagne To Tilh 1,734 24.20 35240 35333
Thourie Touring 802 04/24 35134 35335
Canton Rests 13,391 248.69 - 3533

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
12,157 12,060 11,952 11,699 11,341 11,030 12,251 13,391

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
1945–1973 Joseph Egu DVD , then CNIP
1973-1992 André Egu UC
1992-2004 Paul David DVD
2004-2015 Jean-Claude Blouin DVG