Canton of Royan
| Canton of Royan | |
|---|---|
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Centralisateur bureau | Royan |
| Residents | 27,556 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 769 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 35.85 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 1717 |
 Location of the canton of Royan in the Charente-Maritime department |
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The Canton Royan is a French canton in the department of Charente-Maritime and in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It comprises three municipalities in the Arrondissement of Rochefort . It was newly created in 2015 when the French cantons were reorganized nationwide.
Communities
The canton consists of three municipalities with a total of 27,556 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 35.85 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royan | 18,398 | 19.30 | 953 | 17306 | 17200 |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,360 | 10.58 | 507 | 17333 | 17110 |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 3,798 | 5.97 | 636 | 17461 | 17640 |
| Canton of Royan | 27,556 | 35.85 | 769 | 1717 | - |
politics
| Representative in the Department Council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Names | Political party |
| 2015– | Dominique Bussereau Marie-Pierre Quentin |
UMP |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Décret n ° 2014-269 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Charente-Maritime published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).
- ↑ Résultats des élections départementales 2015 published on the website of the French Ministry of the Interior (French).