Canton of Ouistreham

Canton of Ouistreham
Canton
Location of canton of Ouistreham in the department of Calvados
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Bayeux
Seat Ouistreham
Communes 11
Government
 • Representative Michel Fricout
Claire Trouvé
2015-2021
Area¹
 • Total 72.93 km2 (28.16 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 33,033
 • Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Cantonal code 14 20
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Ouistreham is an administrative division of the Calvados department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ouistreham.[1]

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[1]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Michel Fricout LR Councillor of Ouistreham
2015 Claire Trouvé LR Former Councillor of Caen

Pictures of the canton

Hermanville-sur-Mer beach
Château de Bénouville
Monument Français Libres - Monument Kieffer in Ouistreham

References

  1. 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-160 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Calvados | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-05-16.

Coordinates: 49°17′N 0°16′W / 49.28°N 0.26°W / 49.28; -0.26

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