The following is a list of the 29 cantons of the Bouches-du-Rhône department , in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: [1]
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.
Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in Southern France named after the mouth of the river Rhône. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region with 2,019,717 inhabitants in 2016; it has an area of 5,087 km2 (1,964 sq mi). Its INSEE and postal code is 13. Marseille is Bouches-du-Rhône's largest city and prefecture.
In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.
- Aix-en-Provence-1
- Aix-en-Provence-2
- Allauch
- Arles
- Aubagne
- Berre-l'Étang
- Châteaurenard
- La Ciotat
- Gardanne
- Istres
- Marignane
- Marseille-1
- Marseille-2
- Marseille-3
- Marseille-4
- Marseille-5
- Marseille-6
- Marseille-7
- Marseille-8
- Marseille-9
- Marseille-10
- Marseille-11
- Marseille-12
- Martigues
- Pélissanne
- Salon-de-Provence-1
- Salon-de-Provence-2
- Trets
- Vitrolles
The cantons of Aix-en-Provence are administrative divisions of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southeastern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Aix-en-Provence is subdivided into 2 cantons. Their seat is in Aix-en-Provence.
The canton of Allauch is an administrative division of the Bouches-du-Rhône department .Its seat is in Allauch. It was created in 1973. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
The canton of Arles is an administrative division of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Arles.
