Canton of Asfeld
49°24′46″N 4°07′12″E / 49.4128°N 4.1199°E
Canton of Asfeld | |
|---|---|
Former canton | |
 Location of the canton in the arrondissement of Rethel | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| No. of communes | 18 |
| Disbanded | 2015 |
| Seat | Asfeld |
Area | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 5,913 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (80/sq mi) |
The canton of Asfeld (French: Canton d'Asfeld) is a former French canton located in the Ardennes department in the former Champagne-Ardenne region (now part of Grand Est). This canton was organized around Asfeld in the arrondissement of Rethel.
Departmental councilors
[edit]| Period | Name | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 | 1853 | Jean Nicolas Prillieux-Souef | [1] | |
| 1853 | 1871 | Jean-Louis Vincent Saint-Denis | ||
| 1871 | 1876 | Simon Maximilien Genteur | Bonapartist | [2] |
| 1876 | 1886 | Amédée Descubes Saint-Dézir | [3] | |
| 1886 | 1910 | Charles Merieux | PR | [4] |
| 1910 | 1919 | Francois Gobreau-Dupuis | PR | [5] |
| 1919 | 1934 | Marcel Braibant | RI | [6] |
| 1934 | 1938 | Alfred Massonnet | FR | [5] |
| 1939 | 1940 | André Charlier | PSF | [5] |
| 1945 | 1951 | André Charlier | DVD | |
| 1951 | 1976 | André Landes | MRP then CD | |
| 1976 | 2001 | Claude Brévot | DVD | |
| 2001 | 2015 | Mireille Gatinois | DVD then UMP | [7][8] |
Composition
[edit]The canton of Asfeld grouped together eighteen municipalities and had 5,913 inhabitants (2012 census without double counts).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Société d'études ardennaises, Sedan (1897). Revue d'Ardenne et d'Argonne (in French). University of Michigan. p. 22.
- ^ "Election de M. Genteur dans le canton d'Asfeld". Journal du Loiret. 1874-10-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Bulletin officiel du Ministère de l'intérieur". Gallica. 1878. p. 126. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ France (1889). Recueil des lois et actes de l'instruction publique (in French). Delalain frères. p. 410.
- ^ a b c Charles, Nicolas; Tison, Stéphane (2022-05-05). Reconstruction(s) 1918-...: Les Ardennes après l'occupation allemande (in French). Presses Univ. Septentrion. p. 404. ISBN 978-2-7574-3687-5.
- ^ "Marcel Braibant I". www.lemohican.info (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2001". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2008". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Populations légales 2012: 08 Ardennes" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.
