Canton of Saint-Méen-le-Grand
| Former canton of Saint-Méen-le-Grand |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| main place | Saint-Méen-le-Grand |
| Establishment date | February 15, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 11,135 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 185 km² |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 3538 |
The canton of Saint-Méen-le-Grand was until 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Rennes , in the Département Ille-et-Vilaine and in the region of Brittany ; its main town was Saint-Méen-le-Grand .
history
The canton was established on February 15, 1790. Until 1801 it was called Meen la Forest and from 1801 to 1918 Saint-Méen. From 1801 to 2015, nine municipalities belonged to the canton of Saint-Méen-le-Grand. 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 in the west of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Location of the canton of Saint-Meen-le-Grand within Brittany
Location of the canton of Saint-Meen-le-Grand within the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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Communities
The canton of Saint-Méen-le-Grand consisted of nine municipalities:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bléruais | Blerwaz | 107 | 3.33 | 35750 | 35026 |
| Gaël | Gwazel | 1,634 | 52.10 | 35290 | 35117 |
| Le Crouais | Ar Groez | 574 | 6.25 | 35290 | 35091 |
| Muel | Moel | 894 | 28.90 | 35290 | 35201 |
| Quédillac | Kedilieg | 1,186 | 26.54 | 35290 | 35234 |
| Saint-Malon-sur-Mel | Sant Malon | 576 | July 16 | 35750 | 35290 |
| Saint-Maugan | Sant Malgant | 544 | 8.43 | 35750 | 35295 |
| Saint-Méen-le-Grand | Sant-Meven | 4,635 | 18.21 | 35290 | 35297 |
| Saint-Onen-la-Chapelle | Santez-Onenn | 1,143 | 24.73 | 35290 | 35302 |
| Canton | Sant-Meven | 11,135 | 184.56 | - | 3538 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,440 | 8,946 | 8,704 | 8,808 | 8,768 | 8,531 | 9,861 | 11,135 |
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 |
| 1945–1964 | Louis Carré | MRP , then DVD |
| 1964-2001 | André Guillou | Union des démocrates pour la République (UDR), then RPR |
| 2001-2008 | Maurice Théaud | UMP |
| 2008-2015 | Armel Jalu | PS |