Canton of Berre-l'Étang

The canton of Berre-l'Étang is an administrative division of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southeastern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, it was expanded from 3 to 9 communes. Its seat is in Berre-l'Étang.[1]

Berre-l'Étang
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
No. of communes9
SeatBerre-l'Étang
Government
 • RepresentativesChristiane Pujol
Jean-Marie Verani
 • Term of office2015-2021
Area
 • Total249.86 km2 (96.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total70,299
 • Density281/km2 (730/sq mi)
INSEE code13 06

Composition

It consists of the following communes:[1]

  1. Berre-l'Étang
  2. Cornillon-Confoux
  3. Coudoux
  4. La Fare-les-Oliviers
  5. Lançon-Provence
  6. Rognac
  7. Saint-Chamas
  8. Velaux
  9. Ventabren

Councillors
ElectionCouncillorsPartyOccupation
2015 Christiane Pujol FN Commercial
2015 Jean-Marie Verani FN Civil servant

Pictures of the canton
The Pont Flavien in Saint-Chamas
Lançon-Provence's street
Berre-l'Étang's beach

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-271 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône


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