Canton of Auray

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Canton of Auray
Canton
Morbihan - Canton Auray 2015.svg
Location of the canton in the department of Morbihan
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
No. of  communes 7
Established15 February 1790
Seat Auray
Government
 •  Representatives (2021–2028) Michel Jalu (DVD)
Marie-José Le Breton (DVD) [1]
Area
128.60 km2 (49.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
34,315
 • Density267/km2 (690/sq mi)
INSEE code 56 01

The canton of Auray is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, in northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. As a result the number of communes in the canton were reduced from 9 to 7. Its seat is in Auray. [3]

It consists of the following communes: [3]

  1. Auray
  2. Crach
  3. Locmariaquer
  4. Plumergat
  5. Pluneret
  6. Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
  7. Saint-Philibert

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2022-12-16.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 2024-12-19.
  3. 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-215 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Morbihan | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-07-12.

47°40′N2°59′W / 47.67°N 2.98°W / 47.67; -2.98

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