Rixheim ( fr. Rixheim ) is a canton in the northeast of France in the Grand Est region [1] (former Alsace - Champagne - Ardenne - Lorraine ), department of the Upper Rhine , Mulhouse district . The canton was created on March 22, 2015, it includes the city of Rixime and 11 more communes [2] .
| Canton of France (AE 3rd level) | |
| Ricksime | |
|---|---|
| fr. Canton de rixheim | |
| A country |  France |
| Region | Grand est |
| The Department | Upper rhine |
| County | Mulhouse |
| Includes communes | 12 |
| Centre | Ricksime |
| Advisor | Olivier becht Patricia fuchs |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 181.88 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 47 410 people ( 2012 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| INSEE Code | 68 13 |
 Canton on a map of the Upper Rhine Department | |
| Notes: The area is based on the data of the French Land Cadastre , which does not include estuaries , lakes, ponds and glaciers with an area of more than 1 km². | |
History
The canton of Rixime is the new unit of the administrative-territorial division of France (department of the Upper Rhine, Mulhouse district), created by decree of February 21, 2014 [2] . The new rule of administrative division came into force in the first regional (territorial) elections (a new type of election in France). Thus, the single territorial election replaces the two types of voting that have existed so far: regional elections and cantonal elections (elections of general advisers). The first elections of this type, at which both regional advisers (members of the parliaments of the French regions) and general advisers (members of the parliaments of the French departments) [3] were simultaneously elected, took place in Rixime on March 22, 2015. This date is officially considered the creation date of the new canton. Starting from these elections, advisers are elected according to a mixed system (majority and proportional). Voters in each canton elect a Department Council (the new name of the General Council): two councilors of different sexes. This new voting mechanism required the redistribution of communes by cantons, the number of which in the department halved by rounding the total value up to an odd number in accordance with the conditions of the minimum threshold defined by Section 4 of the Law of May 17, 2013 [4] . As a result of the review, the total number of cantons of the Upper Rhine department in 2015 decreased from 31st to 17th [2] .
Departmental advisers are elected for a term of 6 years. The elections of territorial and general advisers are conducted according to a mixed system: 80% of the seats are distributed according to the majority system and 20% according to the proportional system based on the list of departments. In accordance with the current electoral system in France, in order to win the election, the candidate in the first round must receive an absolute majority of votes (i.e. more than half of the votes of at least 25% of registered voters). In the case when, according to the results of the first round, not a single candidate gains an absolute majority of votes, a second round of voting is held. Only those candidates who in the first round received support from at least 12.5% of registered and voted “for” voters are allowed to participate in the second round. Moreover, a simple majority is enough to win the second round of elections (the candidate with the most votes wins) [3] .
Canton Composition
The new canton in the Mulhouse district was formed on March 22, 2015 [2] . According to INSEE , the canton of Ricksime includes 9 communes of the abolished canton of Ilzak ( Baldersheim , Bantzenheim , Battenheim , Ombur , Ottmarsheim , Niffer , Petit-Lando , Sosaym , Shalampa ) and 3 communes of the abolished canton Rimsaym , Abisaim , The population of the canton is 47 410 people [5] (2012).
List of Communities
| Code INSEE | Commune | French title | Square, km² | Population, people ( 2012 ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68015 | Baldersime | Baldersheim | 12.76 | 2603 |
| 68020 | Bantzenheim | Bantzenheim | 21.22 | 1641 |
| 68022 | Battenheim | Battenheim | 16.88 | 1409 |
| 68064 | Jalampa | Chalampé | 4.77 | 969 |
| 68118 | Absime | Habsheim | 15.63 | 4944 |
| 68144 | Ombour | Hombourg | 15.32 | 1182 |
| 68238 | Niffer | Niffer | 8.72 | 960 |
| 68253 | Ottmarsheim | Ottmarsheim | 25.67 | 1829 |
| 68254 | Petit Lando | Petit-landau | 17.51 | 775 |
| 68271 | Reedysime | Riiedisheim | 6.96 | 12012 |
| 68278 | Ricksime | Rixheim | 19.53 | 13632 |
| 68300 | Sosaym | Sausheim | 16.91 | 5454 |
Notes
- ↑ Décret n ° 2016-1262 du 28 septembre 2016 portant fixation du nom de la région Grand Est (French) . Decree of September 28, 2016 . legifrance.gouv.fr. Date of treatment November 16, 2016. Archived on October 2, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Décret n ° 2014-207 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Haut-Rhin (French) . Directive February 21, 2014 . legifrance.gouv.fr. Date of treatment February 7, 2016. Archived on October 19, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Russian Center for Training in Electoral Technologies at the CEC of Russia (Unavailable link) . Regional and municipal elections in France . rcoit.ru. Date of treatment February 12, 2016. Archived July 15, 2015.
- ↑ Article 4 de la loi du 17 mai 2013 modifiant l'article L 191 −1 du code électoral. (fr.)
- ↑ Populations légales 2012 des cantons - découpage 2015 (Fr.) . INSEE . legifrance.gouv.fr. Date of treatment February 7, 2016. Archived March 24, 2015.