Map Viewing Service (WMS) of the dataset: Cantons within the meaning of INSEE — Aveyron

The canton is a territorial subdivision of the borough. It is the electoral district within which a general councillor is elected.The cantons were created, like the departments, by the Act of 22 December 1789. In most cases, the cantons comprise several municipalities. But the cantons do not always respect the municipal boundaries: the most populated municipalities belong to several cantons. A township belongs to one and a single borough.A layer different from that of the pseudo-cantons of the BD Carto layer #58 N_CANTON_BDC_ddd) because the latter contains the canton of attachment of the municipalities (finer definition to be provided)