Canton of Vitré-Est
| Former canton of Vitré-Est |
|
|---|---|
| region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| main place | Vitré |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 22,776 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 9 + 1 partially |
| INSEE code | 3542 |
The canton of Vitré-Est was a French canton in the Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré , in the Département Ille-et-Vilaine and in the Brittany region until 2015 .
history
The canton was created in 1845 from parts of the previous cantons Vitré-1 and Vitré-2. From 1845 to 2015 ten municipalities belonged to the canton of Vitré-Est. With the reorganization of the cantons in France, the canton was dissolved in 2015 and the communes moved to other cantons.
location
The canton was in the east of the Ille-et-Vilaine department.
Location of the canton of Vitré-Est within Brittany
Location of the canton of Vitré-Est within the Ille-et-Vilaine department
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Communities
The canton of Vitré-Est consisted of nine municipalities and the eastern districts of the small town of Vitré:
| local community | Breton | Population (2017) |
Area (km²) |
Code postal | Code Insee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balazé | Receipt | 2,228 | 36.66 | 35500 | 35015 |
| Bréal-sous-Vitré | Breal-Gwitreg | 646 | 5.75 | 35370 | 35038 |
| Châtillon-en-Vendelais | Kastellan-Gwennel | 1,679 | 32.03 | 35210 | 35072 |
| Erbrée | Ervored | 1,702 | 35.52 | 35500 | 35105 |
| La Chapelle-Erbrée | Ar Chapel-Ervoreg | 698 | 11.98 | 35500 | 35061 |
| Mondevert | Moon delay | 819 | 5.02 | 35370 | 35183 |
| Montautour | Menezaoter | 264 | 6.90 | 35360 | 35185 |
| Princé | Priskieg | 380 | 12.36 | 35210 | 35232 |
| Saint-M'Hervé | Sant-Merve | 1,356 | 29.68 | 35500 | 35300 |
| Vitré (partially) | Gwitreg | - | unknown | 35500 | 35360 |
| Canton | Gwitreg-Reter | 22,776 | unknown | - | 3542 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | 18,873 | 20.206 | 21,422 | 22,776 |
politics
Until its dissolution, the canton had the following members in the Council of the Départements:
| Representative in the conseil général des départements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term of office | Surname | Political party |
| 1945-1976 | Alexis Méhaignerie (père = father) | MRP , then CD |
| 1976-2001 | Alexis Méhaignerie (fils = son) | UDF - CDS |
| 2001-2008 | Joseph Prodhomme | UDF |
| 2008-2015 | Isabelle Le Callennec | UMP |