Canton of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois
| Former canton of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois |
|
|---|---|
| region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| main place | Saint-Gildas-des-Bois |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 15,430 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 77 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 199.44 km² |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 4436 |
The canton of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Saint-Nazaire , in the Loire-Atlantique and the region Pays de la Loire ; its main town was Saint-Gildas-des-Bois . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Colette Fréhel ( UMP ) from 2014 to 2015 .
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Communities
The canton of Saint-Gildas-des-Bois comprised five municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2012) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drefféac | Devrieg | 2,031 | 14.16 | 44530 | 44053 |
| Guenrouet | Gwenred | 3,222 | 69.90 | 44530 | 44068 |
| Missillac | Merzhelieg | 5.016 | 59.55 | 44780 | 44098 |
| Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | Gweltaz-Lambrizig | 3,534 | 33.42 | 44530 | 44161 |
| Sévérac | Severeg | 1,627 | 22.41 | 44530 | 44196 |
| Canton | Gweltaz-Lambrizig | 15,430 | 199.44 | - | 4436 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,165 | 10,662 | 10,405 | 11,585 | 12,038 | 11,789 | 13,424 | 15,430 |