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Canton of Asfeld
Former canton
Location of the canton in the arrondissement of Rethel
Location of the canton in the arrondissement of Rethel
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
No. of communes18
Disbanded2015
SeatAsfeld
Area
195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,913
 • Density30/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

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List of successive departemental councilors
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

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The canton of Asfeld grouped together eighteen municipalities and had 5,913 inhabitants (2012 census without double counts).[9]

References

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  1. ^ Société d'études ardennaises, Sedan (1897). Revue d'Ardenne et d'Argonne (in French). University of Michigan. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Election de M. Genteur dans le canton d'Asfeld". Journal du Loiret. 1874-10-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  3. ^ "Bulletin officiel du Ministère de l'intérieur". Gallica. 1878. p. 126. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ France (1889). Recueil des lois et actes de l'instruction publique (in French). Delalain frères. p. 410.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Marcel Braibant I". www.lemohican.info (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  7. ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2001". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  8. ^ "Résultats des élections cantonales 2008". www.interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  9. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 08 Ardennes" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.