Canton of Benfeld explained

Type:	canton
Benfeld
Nbcomm:	13
Insee:	6702
Pop:	20928
Population As Of:	2012
Disbanded:	2015
Seat:	Benfeld

The canton of Benfeld is a former canton of France, located in the Bas-Rhin department, in the Alsace region. It had 20,928 inhabitants (2012).^[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 13 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Erstein in 2015.^[2]

Communes

The communes of the canton of Benfeld were:^[1]

1. Benfeld
2. Boofzheim
3. Friesenheim
4. Herbsheim
5. Huttenheim
6. Kertzfeld
7. Kogenheim
8. Matzenheim
9. Rhinau
10. Rossfeld
11. Sand
12. Sermersheim
13. Witternheim

See also

• Cantons of the Bas-Rhin department

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep67.pdf Populations légales 2012: 67 Bas-Rhin
2. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028637478 Décret n° 2014-185 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Bas-Rhin