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.[3]

Ouistreham
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
No. of communes11
SeatOuistreham
Government
 • Representatives (2021–2028) Michel Fricout
Christine Even[1]
Area
72.93 km2 (28.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
35,063
 • Density481/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
INSEE code14 20

Composition edit

It consists of the following communes:[3]

Councillors edit

Election Councillors Party Occupation
2015 Michel Fricout LR Councillor of Ouistreham
2015 Claire Trouvé LR Former Councillor of Caen

Pictures of the canton edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Décret n° 2014-160 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Calvados | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-05-16.


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