Canton of Briey

49°15′30″N 5°56′07″E / 49.2584507°N 5.9353565°E / 49.2584507; 5.9353565

Not to be confused with Canton of Pays de Briey.
Canton of Briey
Former canton
Location of the canton in the arrondissement of Briey
Location of the canton in the arrondissement of Briey
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatBriey
Government
 • RepresentativesAndré Corzani
Area
97.26 km2 (37.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
17,493
 • Density180/km2 (500/sq mi)

The canton of Briey (French: Canton de Briey) is a former French canton located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Lorraine region (now part of Grand Est). This canton was organized around Briey in the arrondissement of Briey.[1] It is now part of the canton of Pays de Briey.

The last general councillor from this canton was André Corzani (PCF), elected in 2001.

Composition

The canton of Briey grouped together 9 municipalities and had 17,493 inhabitants (2012 census without double counts).[2]

  1. Anoux
  2. Avril
  3. Les Baroches
  4. Briey
  5. Jœuf
  6. Lantéfontaine
  7. Lubey
  8. Mance
  9. Mancieulles

References

  1. ^ Annuaire administratif, statistique, historique, judiciaire et commercial de Meurthe-et-Moselle (in French). Vol. 65. 1887. p. 123. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle" (PDF). insee.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-29.


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