Canton of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer explained

The Canton of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a former French canton located in the Bouches-du-Rhône département of France, in the arrondissement of Arles. It had 2,495 inhabitants (2012).^[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It comprised the commune of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer,^[1] which joined the new canton of Arles in 2015.^[2]

Its last representative (Conseiller Général) was Roland Chassain (UMP, in office 1994–2015).

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep13.pdf Populations légales 2012: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône
2. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664760 Décret n° 2014-271 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Bouches-du-Rhône