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 * ...

(partly)

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Cantons of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub