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Canton of Nancy-Sud
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
No. of communes1
Disbanded2015
SeatNancy
Government
 • RepresentativesNicole Creusot
Population
 (2012)
22,858

The canton of Nancy-Sud (French: Canton de Nancy-Sud) is a former French canton located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Lorraine region (now part of Grand Est). Created in 1879 from the canton of Nancy-Est,[1] it was modified in 1973 to form the canton of Saint-Max[2] and in 1997 during the creation of the canton of Malzéville.[3]

The last general councillor from this canton was Nicole Creusot (PS), elected in 2004.[4]

Composition

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The canton of Nancy-Sud was made up of a fraction of the commune of Nancy and had 22,858 inhabitants (2012 census without double counts).[5]

References

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  1. ^ Masson, Jean-Louis (1982). Histoire administrative de la Lorraine: des provinces aux départements et à la région (in French). Fernand Lanore. p. 460.
  2. ^ "Les trois quarts des nouveaux cantons sont d'ores et déjà créés" (in French). 1973-08-06. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  3. ^ Décret du 21 février 1997 portant modification et création de cantons dans le département de Meurthe-et-Moselle (in French), retrieved 2024-07-31
  4. ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2004". mobile.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  5. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle" (PDF). insee.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-29.