Canton of Ouistreham

Ouistreham
Canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
No. of  communes	11
Seat	Ouistreham
Government
•  Representatives (2021–2028)	Michel Fricout Christine Even [1]
Area	72.93 km2 (28.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	35,253
• Density	483/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
INSEE code	14 20

The canton of Ouistreham 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 Ouistreham. ^[3]

Composition

It consists of the following communes: ^[3]

1. Bénouville
2. Biéville-Beuville
3. Blainville-sur-Orne
4. Cambes-en-Plaine
5. Colleville-Montgomery
6. Hermanville-sur-Mer
7. Lion-sur-Mer
8. Mathieu
9. Ouistreham
10. Périers-sur-le-Dan
11. Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay

Councillors

Election		Councillors	Party	Occupation
	2015	Michel Fricout	LR	Councillor of Ouistreham
	2015	Claire Trouvé	LR	Former Councillor of Caen

Pictures of the canton

Hermanville-sur-Mer beach

Château de Bénouville

Monument Français Libres - Monument Kieffer in Ouistreham

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 | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-16.

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