The
canton
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Administrative division terminology
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* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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of Saint-Malo-1 is an administrative division of the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019. department
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, in northwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast.
The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the A ...
.
[Décret n° 2014-177 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département d'Ille-et-Vilaine]
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It consists of the following communes:[
#]Cancale
Cancale (; ; Gallo: ''Cauncall'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is known as the birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan.
Population
Inhabitants of Cancale are called ''Cancalais'' in French.
Tou ...
#La Gouesnière
La Gouesnière (; br, Gouenaer) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of La Gouesnière are called ''Gouesnériens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine de ...
#Saint-Coulomb
Saint-Coulomb (; br, Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants are called ''colombanais'' in French.
History
Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the ...
#Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast.
The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the A ...
(partly)
#Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (; br, Sant-Meleg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is located near Saint-Malo.
The parish was named after St Melor a Breton and Cornish saint, by the monks of Mont ...
References
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Cantons of Ille-et-Vilaine