This article presents a list of Cantons in the Ain department of France. Consisting of 49 cantons after the creation of the department structure in 1790, the number was reduced to 32 during the overhaul of the cantonal map in 1801, before increasing over time to 43 due to demographic changes. The cantonal realignment of 2014, applicable from the March 2015 departmental elections, reduced the number of cantons to 23. [1]
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne.
In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government under the national level, between the administrative regions and the communes. There are ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, with an additional five overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 arrondissements and 2,054 cantons. These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments as well as, in certain cases, elections.
Basel-Stadt or Basel-City is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as the capital. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Basel-Landschaft, its rural counterpart.
The canton of Zug or Zoug is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At 239 km2 (92 sq mi) the canton is one of the smallest of the Swiss cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts, but eleven municipalities.
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg, is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.
The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen.
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements.
The 12 cantons of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are subdivisions at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 100 communes.
The Arrondissement of Ghent is the largest of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Ghent also comprises the municipalities of the Arrondissement of Eeklo.
Ouanne is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the natural region of Forterre.
The canton of Torcy is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Torcy, in the Seine-et-Marne département.
The Canton of Auchel is one of the cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was reduced from 10 to 9 communes.
Caille is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Togny-aux-Bœufs is a commune in the Marne department in Grand Est, in the north-east of France.
The Canton of La Souterraine is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
The Canton of Darnétal is a canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Normandy region of northern France.
Departmental elections to elect the membership of the departmental councils of France's 100 departments were held on 22 and 29 March 2015. In 2015 for the first time, the term "departmental elections" replaced "cantonal elections" ; as did the term "Departmental Council", replacing "General Council".
The canton of Auray is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, 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.
The 1st constituency of Indre is a French legislative constituency in the Indre département.
The 2nd constituency of Indre is a French legislative constituency in the Indre département.