Canton of Retiers

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.

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  Location of the canton of Retiers within Brittany

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  Location of the canton of Retiers within 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