Canton Verdun-2
| Canton Verdun-2 | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meuse |
| Arrondissement | Verdun |
| main place | Verdun |
| Residents | 10,889 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Communities | 5 |
| INSEE code | 5517 |
 Location of the canton of Verdun-2 in the Meuse department |
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The canton of Verdun-2 is a French constituency in the Arrondissement of Verdun , in the Meuse department and in the Grand Est region (until the end of 2015 Lorraine ).
history
The canton was created when the French cantons were redistributed in 2015. Its communes come from the previous cantons of Verdun-Center (Belleray and Dugny-sur-Meuse), Verdun-Est (Belrupt-en-Verdunois and Haudainville) and various quarters in the northern part the city of Verdun.
location
The canton is located in the northern part of the Meuse department.
Communities
The canton consists of four municipalities and part of the city of Verdun with a total of 10,889 inhabitants (as of 2017):
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleray | 508 | 5.10 | 100 | 55042 | 55100 |
| Belrupt-en-Verdunois | 572 | 9.39 | 61 | 55045 | 55100 |
| Dugny-sur-Meuse | 1,307 | 19.00 | 69 | 55166 | 55100 |
| Haudainville | 952 | 11.11 | 86 | 55236 | 55100 |
| Verdun | 17,475 | 31.03 | 563 | 55545 | 55100 |
| Canton Verdun-2 | 10,889 | - | - | 5517 | - |
Note: The total area and total number of inhabitants of the city of Verdun are given here.
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the five voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the runoff election on March 29, 2015, the team Jérôme Dumont / Véronique Philippe (both UMP) won against Sarah Szymanski / Jean-François Thomas (both PS ) with a share of the vote of 51.04% (turnout: 44.73%).
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 2015– | Jérôme Dumont Véronique Philippe |
UMP / LR |
Individual evidence