Canton of Bayeux

Bayeux
Canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
No. of  communes	34
Seat	Bayeux
Government
•  Representatives (2021–2028)	Jean-Léonce Dupont Mélanie Lepoultier [1]
Area	193.33 km2 (74.65 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	29,256
• Density	151/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE code	14 02

The canton of Bayeux is an administrative division of the Calvados department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bayeux. ^[3]

Composition

It consists of the following communes: ^[3]

• Agy
• Arganchy
• Barbeville
• Bayeux
• Campigny
• Chouain
• Commes
• Condé-sur-Seulles
• Cottun
• Cussy
• Ellon
• Esquay-sur-Seulles
• Guéron
• Juaye-Mondaye
• Longues-sur-Mer
• Magny-en-Bessin
• Le Manoir
• Manvieux
• Monceaux-en-Bessin
• Nonant
• Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
• Ranchy
• Ryes
• Saint-Loup-Hors
• Saint-Martin-des-Entrées
• Saint-Vigor-le-Grand
• Sommervieu
• Subles
• Sully
• Tracy-sur-Mer
• Vaucelles
• Vaux-sur-Aure
• Vaux-sur-Seulles
• Vienne-en-Bessin

Councillors

Election		Councillors	Party	Occupation
	2015	Jean-Léonce Dupont	UDI	Member of the Senate of France President of the General council of Calvados
		Mélanie Lepoultier	DVD	Mayor of Sommervieu
	2021	Jean-Léonce Dupont	UDI	President of the General council of Calvados
		Mélanie Lepoultier	DVD	Mayor of Sommervieu

Pictures of the canton

Vauban tower in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

Castle in Vaucelles

Medieval house in Bayeux

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Décret n° 2014-160 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Calvados".

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