The canton of Bayeux 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 Bayeux.[3]

Bayeux
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
No. of communes34
SeatBayeux
Government
 • Representatives (2021–2028) Jean-Léonce Dupont
Mélanie Lepoultier[1]
Area
193.33 km2 (74.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
29,213
 • Density151/km2 (390/sq mi)
INSEE code14 02

Composition

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It consists of the following communes:[3]

Councillors

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Election Councillors Party Occupation
2015 Jean-Léonce Dupont UDI Member of the Senate of France
President of the General council of Calvados
Mélanie Lepoultier DVD Mayor of Sommervieu
2021 Jean-Léonce Dupont UDI President of the General council of Calvados
Mélanie Lepoultier DVD Mayor of Sommervieu

Pictures of the canton

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Vauban tower in Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
 
Castle in Vaucelles
 
Medieval house in Bayeux

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Décret n° 2014-160 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Calvados".


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