Canton of Villerupt
| Canton of Villerupt | |
|---|---|
| region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Briey |
| main place | Villerupt |
| Establishment date | 2nd August 1973 |
| Residents | 27,448 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 214 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 128.24 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 5423 |
 Location of the canton of Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department |
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The canton of Villerupt is a French constituency in the arrondissement of Briey , in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and in the region of Grand Est (until 2015 Lorraine ); its main town is Villerupt .
location
The canton is located in the north of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department.
history
The canton was created on August 2, 1973 by splitting off from the canton Longwy . Until 2015, twelve municipalities belonged to the canton of Villerupt. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the number of communes rose to 14. Of the previous communes, 4 moved to the canton of Mont-Saint-Martin . In addition to the remaining 8 communes, 3 communes each from the previous cantons Audun-le-Roman and Herserange were added.
Communities
The canton consists of 14 municipalities with a total of 27,448 inhabitants (as of 2017) on a total area of 128.24 km 2 :
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréhain-la-Ville | 412 | 10.08 | 41 | 54096 | 54190 |
| Crusnes | 1,579 | 6.06 | 261 | 54149 | 54680 |
| Errouville | 724 | 5.13 | 141 | 54181 | 54680 |
| Fillières | 510 | 14.21 | 36 | 54194 | 54560 |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 3,571 | 15.37 | 232 | 54270 | 54590 |
| Laix | 208 | 7.55 | 28 | 54290 | 54720 |
| Longlaville | 2,486 | 3.17 | 784 | 54321 | 54810 |
| Morfontaine | 1,092 | 11.42 | 96 | 54385 | 54920 |
| Saulnes | 2,413 | 4.00 | 603 | 54493 | 54650 |
| Serrouville | 683 | 15.57 | 44 | 54504 | 54560 |
| Thil | 1,877 | 3.32 | 565 | 54521 | 54880 |
| Tiercelet | 655 | 7.68 | 85 | 54525 | 54190 |
| Villers-la-Montagne | 1,501 | 18.12 | 83 | 54575 | 54920 |
| Villerupt | 9,737 | 6.56 | 1,484 | 54580 | 54190 |
| Canton of Villerupt | 27,448 | 128.24 | 214 | 5423 | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the French cantons in March 2015, the canton of Villerupt included the twelve municipalities of Baslieux , Bazailles , Boismont , Bréhain-la-Ville , Fillières , Laix , Morfontaine , Thil , Tiercelet , Ville-au-Montois , and Villers-la-Montagne and Villerupt (main town). Its layout corresponded to an area of 111.10 km 2 . Before 2015 it had a different INSEE code than it does today, namely 5437.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,701 | 23,015 | 20,756 | 18,560 | 16,533 | 16,271 | 16,727 |
politics
In the first ballot on March 22, 2015, none of the four voting pairs achieved an absolute majority. In the run-off election on March 29, 2015, the team Annie Silvestri (FG) / Alain Casoni (PCF) won against Martine Decailloz / Patrick Pinto (both FN ) with a share of the vote of 64.90% (turnout: 39.67%).
Since 1973 the canton has had the following members of the Council of the Département:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1973–1985 | Antoine Porcu | PCF |
| 1985-2015 | Alain Casoni | PCF |
| 2015– | Annie Silvestri Alain Casoni |
FG PCF |