Canton of Rombas
| Canton of Rombas | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Metz |
| main place | Rombas |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Residents | 44,835 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 406 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 110.56 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 5718 |
 Location of the canton of Rombas in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Rombas is a French constituency in the arrondissement of Metz , in the department of Moselle and in the region of Grand Est (until 2015 Lorraine ); its capital is Rombas .
history
A first canton of Rombas was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the departments as part of what was then the "District of Briey". And dissolved again in 1801. Today's canton of Rombas was created on August 8, 1967 when the canton of Metz-Campagne was divided. Until 2015 only 2 municipalities belonged to the canton of Rombas. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 14. In addition to the previous 2 communes, all 12 communes of the previous canton of Marange-Silvange were added.
location
The canton is located northwest of Metz in the west of the Moselle department.
Communities
The canton consists of 14 municipalities with a total of 44,835 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 110.56 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanvillers | - | Amanweiler | 2.161 | 9.76 | 57865 | 57017 |
| Amnéville | Stolem / Stoolheem Aumnevelle |
Amenweiler / Stahlheim | 10,416 | 10.46 | 57360 | 57019 |
| Bronvaux | Buchflet | Brunwals | 546 | 1.57 | 57535 | 57111 |
| Fèves | - | Few | 1,118 | 4.80 | 57280 | 57211 |
| Marange-Silvange | Märéngen-Silwéngen | Maringen-Silvingen | 6,179 | 15.24 | 57535 | 57443 |
| Montois-la-Montagne | - | Montingen | 2,710 | 7.10 | 57860 | 57481 |
| Norroy-le-Veneur | - | Norringen | 1.002 | 8.45 | 57140 | 57511 |
| Pierrevillers | Stenweller | Petersweiler | 1,509 | 5.83 | 57120 | 57543 |
| Plesnois | - | Plenach / Plenau | 826 | 3.11 | 57140 | 57546 |
| Rombas | Rombéch | Rombach | 9,882 | 11.69 | 57120 | 57591 |
| Roncourt | Ronco | Ronhofen | 1.003 | 6.73 | 57860 | 57593 |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | - | - | 4.216 | 10.19 | 57255 | 57620 |
| Saint-Privat-la-Montagne | - | Santa's private | 1,839 | 5.84 | 57855 | 57622 |
| Saulny | - | Salbach | 1,428 | 9.79 | 57140 | 57634 |
| Canton of Rombas | Rombéch | Rombach | 44,835 | 110.56 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, Amnéville and Rombas (capital) belonged to the canton of Rombas from the two municipalities . Its layout corresponded to an area of 22.15 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5742.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,712 | 20,904 | 22,299 | 20,684 | 19,770 | 20,057 | 20.195 | 20,044 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, Camille Gazaud / Alexandre Siner, none of the five pairs of candidates reached an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Danielle Calcari-Jean / Lionel Fournier (both PS) won against Roland Fremery / Delphine Haffner (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 54.06% (turnout: 44.45%).
Since 1967 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général (1) of the département | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1967-1973 | Armand Nass | Républicains indépendants |
| 1973-2011 | Jean Kiffer | CNIP , then DVD |
| 2011-2015 | Lionel Fournier | PS |
| 2015– | Danielle Calcari-Jean Lionel Fournier |
PS |
(1) since 2015 Department Council