Cantons within the meaning of INSEE in Bouches-du-Rhône

The canton is a territorial subdivision of the borough. C' is the electoral district in which a general councillor is elected.The cantons were created, like the departments, by the Act of 22 December 1789. In the Bouches-du-Rhône, 29 new cantons replace the old 57. The scope of the new cantons was defined by Decree No 2014-271 of 27 February 2014 (To understand). For most cantons, this perimeter brings together a set of municipalities. However, the largest municipalities have been divided into several cantons. Thus, the commune of Marseille is divided into 12 cantons, that of Aix-en-Provence in 2 and that of Salon-de-Provence also into 2, each part being grouped together with other entire neighbouring municipalities. The most populous canton is now Marignane (80,470 inhabitants in 2012). On the other hand, Pélissanne’s population is the least populated (56,098). The canton with the most communes is that of Trets (18 municipalities). Finally, the most extensive is that of Arles: it covers 1 207 km², i.e. a quarter of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. __Origin__ The perimeter of a prescribed PPR is usually provided in the prefect’s prescription order. The perimeter d' exposure to risks — or regulated perimeter — corresponds to the \#x27; geometric aggregation of l' all the restricted zones listed in the same PPR. The perimeter of the study corresponds to the envelope in which the hazards were studied. __Partner organisations__ DDTM Bouches-du-Rhône __Links annexes__ * [XML metadata view](http://ogc.geo-ide.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/csw/all-dataset?REQUEST=GetRecordById&SERVICE=CSW&VERSION=2.0.2&RESULTTYPE=results&elementSetName=full&TYPENAMES=gmd:MD_Metadata&OUTPUTSCHEMA=http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd&ID=fr-120066022-jdd-147eb661-994b-4b8d-a4cf-84ab3512991b) * [COVADIS data standard: Scope of PPRT](http://geostandards.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/afficherPageStandard.do?jeu=N_PERIMETRE_PPRT_AAAANNNN_S) * [simple download (Atom) of the game and associated documents via the internet](http://atom.geo-ide.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/atomArchive/GetResource?id=37d111bd-c3b8-4a1c-a26d-ab0296a7c732&dataType=dataset) [See this page on geo.data.gouv.fr](https://geo.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/75b4ca42ae16588b0422d566e3682edfc2565142)