Canton of Ouistreham

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.[1]

Ouistreham
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
No. of communes11
SeatOuistreham
Government
 • RepresentativesMichel Fricout
Claire Trouvé
 • Term of office2015-2021
Area
 • Total72.93 km2 (28.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total33,033
 • Density453/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
INSEE code14 20

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[1]

  1. Bénouville
  2. Biéville-Beuville
  3. Blainville-sur-Orne
  4. Cambes-en-Plaine
  5. Colleville-Montgomery
  6. Hermanville-sur-Mer
  7. Lion-sur-Mer
  8. Mathieu
  9. Ouistreham
  10. Périers-sur-le-Dan
  11. Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Michel Fricout LR Councillor of Ouistreham
2015 Claire Trouvé LR Former Councillor of Caen

Pictures of the canton
Hermanville-sur-Mer beach
Château de Bénouville
Monument Français Libres - Monument Kieffer in Ouistreham
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References
  1. "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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