Canton of Saint-Avold
| Canton of Saint-Avold | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle |
| main place | Saint-Avold |
| Residents | 39,211 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 358 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 109.41 km² |
| Communities | 10 |
| INSEE code | 5719 |
 Location of the canton of Saint-Avold in the Moselle department |
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The canton of Saint-Avold is a French constituency in the Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle , in the Moselle department and in the Grand Est region ( Lorraine until the end of 2015 ); its main town is Saint-Avold .
history
The canton was created when the French cantons were redistributed in 2015. Its 10 communes come from the former cantons of Saint-Avold-1 (all 5 communes) and Saint-Avold-2 (all communes except Hombourg-Haut ).
location
The canton is located in the northern half of the Moselle department on the border with Germany.
Communities
The canton consists of ten municipalities with a total of 39,211 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 109.41 km 2 :
| local community | Dialect patois |
German | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altviller | Òltwilla | Altweiler | 586 | 4.85 | 57730 | 57015 |
| Carling | Karlinge | Karlingen | 3,445 | 2.67 | 57490 | 57123 |
| This one | This one | This one | 1,057 | 5.47 | 57890 | 57765 |
| Folschviller | Folschwiller | Folschweiler | 3,993 | 9.46 | 57730 | 57224 |
| L'Hôpital | Spitel | Spittel in Lorraine | 5,350 | 3.99 | 57490 | 57336 |
| Lachambre | Chambers | Chambers | 914 | 7.86 | 57730 | 57373 |
| Do it | Makers | Makers | 2,767 | 16.95 | 57730 | 57428 |
| Porcelette | Porcelain | Porcelain | 2,485 | 13.44 | 57890 | 57550 |
| Saint-Avold | Sänt Avor / Sant Avoar / Sänt Avuur | Saint Avold | 15,483 | 35.48 | 57500 | 57606 |
| Valmont | Hips | Hips | 3.131 | 9.24 | 57730 | 57690 |
| Canton of Saint-Avold | Sänt Avor / Sant Avoar / Sänt Avuur | Saint Avold | 39.211 | 109.41 | - | - |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the six candidate pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, Patricia Boeglen (DVD) / André Wojciechowski (UDI) won against Gérard Chatelain / Nathalie Pigeot (both FN ) with 57.84% of the votes (turnout: 46.66%).
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 2015– | Patricia Boeglen André Wojciechowski |
DVD UDI |