Type: | canton |
Canton of Briey | |
Disbanded: | 2015 |
Nbcomm: | 9 |
Seat: | Briey |
Area: | 97.26 |
Population: | 17493 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Insee: | 54 07 |
Cg: | André Corzani |
The canton of Briey is a former French canton located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Lorraine region (now part of Grand Est). This canton was organized around Briey in the arrondissement of Briey.[1] It is now part of the canton of Pays de Briey.
The last general councillor from this canton was André Corzani (PCF), elected in 2001.
The canton of Briey grouped together 9 municipalities and had 17,493 inhabitants (2012 census without double counts).[2]