Canton Villers-Bocage (Calvados)
| Former  canton of Villers-Bocage  | 
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|---|---|
| region | Lower Normandy | 
| Department | Calvados | 
| Arrondissement | Caen | 
| main place | Villers-Bocage | 
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 | 
| Residents | 10,613 (Jan 1, 2012) | 
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km² | 
| surface | 142.13 km² | 
| Communities | 22nd | 
| INSEE code | 1437 | 
The canton of Villers-Bocage was 2015 a French canton in the department of Calvados and in the former region Basse-Normandie . It comprised 22 parishes in the Arrondissement of Caen ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Villers-Bocage . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. Marie-Odile Marie ( MoDem ) was the last representative in the General Council of the Département since 2008 .
geography
The canton bordered in the northwest on the canton Caumont-l'Éventé in the Arrondissement Bayeux , in the north on the canton Tilly-sur-Seulles in the arrondissement Caen, in the east on the canton Évrecy and southeast on the canton Thury-Harcourt also in the arrondissement Caen and in the southwest to the canton of Aunay-sur-Odon in the Arrondissement of Vire .
Communities
The canton consisted of 22 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amayé-sur-Seulles | 200 (2013) | 5.62 | 36 inhabitants / km² | 14007 | 14310 | 
| Malherbe-sur-Ajon | 494 (2013) | 5.63 | 88 inhabitants / km² | 14037 | 14260 | 
| Bonnemaison | 388 (2013) | 8.4 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 14084 | 14260 | 
| Campandré-Valcongrain | 108 (2013) | 6.57 | 16 inhabitants / km² | 14128 | 14260 | 
| Courvaudon | 211 (2013) | 9.53 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 14195 | 14260 | 
| Épinay-sur-Odon | 657 (2013) | 11.58 | 57 inhabitants / km² | 14241 | 14310 | 
| Landes-sur-Ajon | 406 (2013) | 6th | 67 inhabitants / km² | 14353 | 14310 | 
| Le Locheur | 267 (2013) | 3.68 | 73 inhabitants / km² | 14373 | 14210 | 
| Longvillers | 370 (2013) | 6.65 | 56 inhabitants / km² | 14379 | 14310 | 
| Maisoncelles-Pelvey | 263 (2013) | 5.4 | 49 inhabitants / km² | 14389 | 14310 | 
| Maisoncelles-sur-Ajon | 194 (2013) | 4.24 | 46 inhabitants / km² | 14390 | 14210 | 
| Le Mesnil-au-Grain | 66 (2013) | 4.3 | 15 inhabitants / km² | 14412 | 14260 | 
| Missy | 517 (2013) | 5.06 | 102 inhabitants / km² | 14432 | 14210 | 
| Monts-en-Bessin | 419 (2013) | 7.16 | 59 inhabitants / km² | 14449 | 14310 | 
| Noyers-Missy | 1,644 (2013) | 8.87 | 185 inhabitants / km² | 14475 | 14210 | 
| Parfouru-sur-Odon | 194 (2013) | 3.65 | 53 inhabitants / km² | 14491 | 14310 | 
| Saint-Agnan-le-Malherbe | 111 (2013) | 6.14 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 14553 | 14260 | 
| Saint-Louet-sur-Seulles | 166 (2013) | 4.33 | 38 inhabitants / km² | 14607 | 14310 | 
| Tournay-sur-Odon | 367 (2013) | 6.93 | 53 inhabitants / km² | 14702 | 14310 | 
| Tracy-Bocage | 311 (2013) | 5.24 | 59 inhabitants / km² | 14708 | 14310 | 
| Villers-Bocage | 3,120 (2013) | 5.76 | 542 inhabitants / km² | 14752 | 14310 | 
| Villy-Bocage | 793 (2013) | 11.39 | 70 inhabitants / km² | 14760 | 14310 | 
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6592 | 6598 | 6851 | 8013 | 8913 | 9266 | 10,531 | 10,613 | 
Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ N , 0 ° 39 ′ W