Canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
| Canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | |
|---|---|
| region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement |
Evry Palaiseau |
| main place | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois |
| Residents | 68,660 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 3,868 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 17.75 km² |
| Communities | 4th |
| INSEE code | 9116 |
 Location of the canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois in the Essonne department |
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The Canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a French administrative unit in the arrondissement Evry and Palaiseau in the department of Essonne and the region Ile-de-France ; its main town is Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois . Pierre Champion ( DVG ) was the representative in the General Council of the Department from 1992 to 2011 . He was succeeded by Frédéric Petitta ( DVG ). The canton was founded in its current composition in 1967.
Communities
The following four municipalities have belonged to the canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015:
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morsang-sur-Orge | 20,909 | 4.39 | 4,763 | 91434 | 91390 | Evry |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 36.207 | 9.27 | 3,906 | 91549 | 91700 | Palaiseau |
| Villemoisson-sur-Orge | 6,996 | 2.31 | 3,029 | 91667 | 91360 | Palaiseau |
| Villiers-sur-Orge | 4,548 | 1.78 | 2,555 | 91685 | 91700 | Palaiseau |
| Canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 68,660 | 17.75 | 3,868 | 9116 | - | - |
Until the reorganization, the canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois consisted of the commune of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois . Its layout corresponded to an area of 9.27 km 2 .
Population development
| 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,684 | 31,859 | 30,439 | 31,286 | 32,125 | 34,024 |