French canton reorganisation of 2015
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The French canton reorganisation of 2015 was a nationwide administrative reform that redrew and reduced the number of cantons across France to better balance population representation and modernize local governance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative reform
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territorial reform ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving equality of representation between citizens
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rationalising the territorial organisation of France ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all metropolitan departments except Paris
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overseas departments with departmental councils ⓘ |
| appliesToAdministrativeLevel | departmental level ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Metropolitan France
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surface form:
metropolitan France
overseas departments of France ⓘ |
| concerns | electoral districts for departmental councils ⓘ |
| controversy |
debates about loss of historical cantons
ⓘ
local opposition in some territories ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedTo | ensure more homogeneous population sizes of cantons ⓘ |
| effect |
abolition of many former cantons
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creation of new cantons ⓘ redrawing of canton boundaries ⓘ reduction of the total number of cantons in France ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | March 2015 departmental elections ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parliament of France ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
change in the number of councillors per canton
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modification of electoral maps ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Government of France
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surface form:
French government
Ministry of the Interior of France ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | decrees defining new canton boundaries for each department ⓘ |
| involves |
redrawing of administrative boundaries
ⓘ
statistical and demographic criteria for delimitation ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | French law on the delimitation of cantons adopted in the early 2010s ⓘ |
| mainSubject | cantons of France ⓘ |
| objective |
better balance population representation between cantons
ⓘ
modernize local governance ⓘ reduce disparities in population size between cantons ⓘ |
| partOf |
French territorial reform of 2014
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surface form:
French territorial reforms of the 2010s
|
| policyArea |
electoral law
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territorial administration ⓘ |
| precededBy | previous canton delimitations dating from the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| reason |
demographic changes in France
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outdated canton boundaries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Electoral code of France
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surface form:
French electoral system
French local government ⓘ departmental elections in France ⓘ |
| scale | nationwide ⓘ |
| startTime | 2015 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 21st century France ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
French territorial reform of 2016
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French canton system
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French canton reorganisation of 2015 (current structure)
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French canton reorganisation of 2014