The
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of Mérignac-1 is an administrative division of the
Gironde
Gironde ( US usually, , ; oc, Gironda, ) is the largest department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the Gironde estuary, a major waterway, its prefecture is Bordeaux. In 2019, it had a population of 1,62 ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
, southwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. It was created in 1982.
Décret n° 82-29 du 15 janvier 1982
/ref> Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mérignac Mérignac may refer to :
;Places
* Mérignac, Charente, a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France
* Mérignac, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France
* Mérignac, Gironde, a commun ...
.
It consists of the following communes:[
#]Le Haillan
Le Haillan (; oc, Halhan) is a commune in the Gironde department in south-western France.
It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the northwest side.
Population
Sister cities
* Colindres, Spain
* Kalampaka, Greece
* ...
#Mérignac Mérignac may refer to :
;Places
* Mérignac, Charente, a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France
* Mérignac, Charente-Maritime, a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France
* Mérignac, Gironde, a commun ...
(partly)
References
Cantons of Gironde
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