La Hague ( French: La Hague ) - a canton in France, located in the Normandy region , Department of the English Channel . It is part of the county of Cherbourg .
| Canton of France (AE 3rd level) | |
| La ag | |
|---|---|
| fr. La hague | |
| A country |  France |
| Region | Normandy |
| The Department | Channel |
| County | Cherbourg |
| Includes communes | 2 |
| Centre | La ag |
| Advisor | Yveline Drewet ( Different left ) |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 154.24 km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 16 919 people ( 2015 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| INSEE Code | 5014 |
 Canton on the map of the English Channel | |
| 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 was formed as a result of the reform of 2015 [1] . It included nineteen communes of the abolished canton of Beaumont-Ag and the commune of Kerkevil .
In 2016-2017, the composition of the canton changed significantly: from January 1, 2016, nineteen communes of the former canton of Beaumont-Ag were merged into one new commune of La Ag , and from January 1, 2017, the commune of Kerkevil became part of the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotantin .
Composition of the canton from January 1, 2017
The canton consists of communes (population according to the National Institute of Statistics for 2015 ):
- La Hague (11,824 people)
- Cherbourg-en-Cotantin (5,095 people, associated commune of Kerkevil)
Policy
In the 2017 presidential election, the canton residents cast 26.4% of the votes in the 1st round of Emmanuel Macron versus 21.1% of Jean-Luc Melanschon , 20.0% of Marin Le Pen and 14.4% of Francois Fillon ; in the 2nd round, Macron won the canton, receiving 68.3% of the vote. (2012 1st round: Nicolas Sarkozy - 32.4%, Francois Hollande - 22.6%, Marine Le Pen - 15.7%; 2nd round: Hollande - 58.0%).
Since 2015, the canton has been represented on the Channel Council by mayor delegate of the associated commune, Urville-Nakeville, Yveline Druez and senior citizen Jean-Paul Fortin (both are Different Left ).
| Candidates | The consignment | First tour | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qty of votes | % of votes | Qty of votes | % of votes | |||
| Yveline Drewet Jean-Paul Forten | Different left | 1 829 | 28.47 | 3 406 | 58.34 | |
| Marie Kirchner Jean-Michel Mage | Different right | 1,546 | 24.06 | 2,432 | 41.66 | |
| Anaid Dele Jean-Jacques Noel | National front | 1,467 | 22.83 | |||
| Pierre bi Fabienne More | Socialist party | 931 | 14.49 | |||
| Herve Rene Natalie Enkebek | Left front | 652 | 10.15 | |||
Links
See also
- List of counties in France