Canton of Strasbourg-6
| Canton of Strasbourg-6 | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| Arrondissement | Strasbourg |
| Centralisateur bureau | Strasbourg |
| Residents | 58,362 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Communities | 1 |
| INSEE code | 6722 |
 Location of the canton of Strasbourg-6 in the Bas-Rhin department |
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The canton of Strasbourg-6 is a French constituency in the arrondissement of Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Alsace ).
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "Strasbourg district". With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the arrondissement of Strasbourg. During the affiliation to the German Reich from 1871 to 1919 there was no further subdivision of the then "District of Strasbourg (city)". On June 28, 1919, the canton became part of the newly founded arrondissement Strasbourg-Ville . On March 22, 2015, the area of the canton was redesigned. In place of the arrondissement Strasbourg-Ville, the new arrondissement Strasbourg , which also includes municipalities in the vicinity of Strasbourg.
Communities
The canton consists of part of the city of Strasbourg .
Strasbourg was divided into ten cantons until 2014.
Area description
Since March 22, 2015, the territory of the canton has covered the area that is not mentioned in the description of the other Strasbourg cantons.