Barr ( fr. Canton de Barr ) - the abolished canton in the north-east of France , in the Alsace region , department of the Lower Rhine , district of Celeste-Ersten . The area of the Barr canton was 163.66 km², the number of communes in the canton was 16, the population was 20,144 people (according to INSEE , 2012 [1] ), with an average density of 123 inhabitants per square kilometer (km²).
| Canton of France (AE 3rd level) | |
| Barr | |
|---|---|
| fr. Canton de barr | |
| A country |  France |
| Region | Alsace |
| The Department | Lower rhine |
| County | Celeste-Ersten |
| Includes communes | 16 |
| Center | Barr |
| Advisor | Alfred becker |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 163.66 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 20 144 people ( 2012 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| INSEE Code | 67 01 |
 Canton on the map of the department of Lower Rhine | |
| 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. | |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Consuls of the canton
- 3 Composition of the canton
- 4 notes
History
The canton was created in 1793 [2] .
From 1940 to 1945, the territory was occupied by Nazi Germany .
Before the administrative reform of 2015, the canton included 16 communes. According to the law of May 17, 2013 and the decree of February 18, 2014, the number of cantons in the department of Lower Rhine decreased from 44 to 23. The new territorial division of the departments into cantons entered into force during the 2015 elections. After the reform, the canton was abolished [3] [4] .
Canton Consuls
| Period | Consul | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1945-1956 | Leon naegel | |
| 1956-1970 | Alfred kieffer | Mayor of the Eischhoffen Commune (1935-1971) |
| 1970-1988 | Guy sautter | |
| 1988—2015 | Alfred becker | Mayor of Saint Pierre |
Canton Composition
Until March 2015, the canton included 16 communes:
| The code INSEE | Commune | French name | Postal index | Area, km² | Population (2013) [5] | Density people / km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67010 | Andlo | Andlau | 67140 | 23.69 | 1776 | 75 |
| 67021 | Barr | Barr | 67140 | 20.61 | 7137 | 346.3 |
| 67032 | Bernarville | Bernardvillé | 67140 | 2.76 | 222 | 80,4 |
| 67051 | Blinschwiller | Blienschwiller | 67650 | 3.07 | 329 | 107,2 |
| 67084 | Dambac la ville | Dambach-la-ville | 67650 | 28.83 | 2016 | 69.9 |
| 67120 | Eishhoffen | Eichhoffen | 67140 | 2,3 | 566 | 246.1 |
| 67125 | Epfig | Epfig | 67680 | 21.9 | 2248 | 102.7 |
| 67155 | Deceased | Gertwiller | 67140 | 4.89 | 1296 | 265.0 |
| 67189 | Isiligensten | Heiligenstein | 67140 | 3.99 | 959 | 240,4 |
| 67210 | Le ovald | Le hohwald | 67140 | 20.84 | 513 | 24.6 |
| 67227 | Itterswiller | Itterswiller | 67140 | 1.18 | 264 | 223.7 |
| 67295 | Mittelbergheim | Mittelbergheim | 67140 | 3.83 | 658 | 171.8 |
| 67337 | Notalthen | Nothalten | 67680 | 4.0 | 465 | 116.3 |
| 67387 | Reissfeld | Reichsfeld | 67140 | 4.95 | 298 | 60,2 |
| 67429 | Saint pierre | Saint-pierre | 67140 | 3.21 | 593 | 184.7 |
| 67481 | Stotzyme | Stotzheim | 67140 | 13.61 | 1008 | 74.1 |
As a result of administrative reform in March 2015, the canton was abolished. The communes were transferred to the canton of Obernai (Celeste-Ersten district).
Notes
- ↑ Population of the cantons of the Lower Rhine Department in 2012 (French) . INSEE . Date of treatment August 16, 2016. Archived February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Barr (Fr.) . cassini.ehess. Date of treatment July 31, 2016.
- ↑ Décret n ° 2014-185 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Bas-Rhin (French) . Directive February 18, 2014 . legifrance.gouv.fr. Date of treatment July 31, 2016. Archived on August 27, 2017.
- ↑ LOI n ° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 relative à l'élection des conseillers départementaux, des conseillers municipaux et des conseillers communautaires, et modifiant le calendrier électoral (fr.) . Legifrance Date of treatment July 31, 2016.
- ↑ Population of the communes of the Lower Rhine Department in 2013 (French) . INSEE . Date of treatment July 31, 2016. Archived February 22, 2016.