Like all of the fifteen cantons of Eure-et-Loir, Chartres 1 is the result of the cantonal redistribution carried out in 2014 as part of a government project. Eure-et-Loir then went from 29 to 15 cantons.
Twelve municipalities are in the canton of Chartres 1: Berchères-Saint-Germain, Briconville, Challet, Champhol, Clévilliers, Coltainville, Fresnay-le-Gilmert, Gasville-Oisème, Jouy, Poisvilliers, Saint-Perst and part of Chartres.
1 – History
The current canton of Chartres 1 largely corresponds to the former canton of Chartres North-East, which existed before the recast in 2014. Part of the city of Chartres has been added to the current sector.
The executive should maintain regional and departmental elections and postpone them by one week
Historically, this territory has been characterized by a political alternation between right and left since World War II. Councilor of the Chartres North-East canton from 1998 to 2015, Christian Gigon (PRG) was replaced by the UMP binomial (current LR) composed of composed of Daniel Guéret and Karine Dorange.
2 – Living environment
The canton of Chartres 1 combines the urban environment, with its part in Chartres in particular, the peri-urban area and a rural area. The twelve municipalities of the canton are members of Chartres Métropole.
This sector has various services and equipment accessible to the population: three public colleges, schools, post offices, banks, food shops, hairdressers, pharmacy, etc.
3 – Economic fabric
The canton of Chartres 1 has several activity zones (Gasville-Oisème, Champhol, Saint-Perst, Jouy, etc.).
Agriculture is also present, but the sector also has a high commercial density, due to the presence of the La Madeleine shopping area in Chartres, the city center of the Beauceronne capital, and a small part of the Parc d’Archevilliers ZAC.
A majority of mayors of Eure-et-Loir in favor of postponing departmental and regional elections
4 – Attractiveness
The geographical area of the canton of Chartres 1 offers various sites and facilities for cultural, sports or tourist activities. The most important is the water complex and skating rink L’Odyssée, located in Chartres. The canton also has the Chartres racecourse, the Jean-Cochet or Chartrexpo hall.
On the cultural level, it is in this canton that, for example, the Doussineau room in Chartres or the Écurie museum in Jouy are located, dedicated to local heritage and practices.
Finally, the canton offers the opportunity to get some fresh air, with part of the Chartres Métropole Green Plan, cycle paths or even walks, as in Clévilliers with its wooded natural area.
Eure-et-Loir will go from 29 to 15 cantons
5 – Transport infrastructure
The canton is located on part of the SNCF TER Paris-Chartres line, one of the busiest in France. An asset for this sector, particularly with the stations of La Villette-Saint-Perst and Jouy.
The route of the N154, which connects Chartres to Dreux, also passes through the canton of Chartres 1 with the municipalities of Berchères-Saint-Germain, Poisvilliers and Challet.
Finally, it is on the Chartres part of the canton that the exit ramp for the Chartres-Est interchange is located, on the A11 motorway.
6 – Population
The canton of Chartres 1 has nearly 29,900 inhabitants. This canton includes the Chartres neighborhoods of La Madeleine, Hauts-de-Chartres and Saint-Chéron, with a significant portion of social housing. But the sector also has many pavilions, in the peri-urban area.
Departmental 2015: Eure-et-Loir on the right all, except in Lucé
29.900inhabitants approximately on the sector of the canton Chartres 1, which displays 155 km ² of total area for the canton. That is 193 inhabitants per km2.
Candidates: the ballot promises to be very hotly contested
Pairs from very different political backgrounds should compete for this campaign of departmental elections in the canton of Chartres 1. In the last ballot in 2015, the tandem Karine Dorange (LR) and Daniel Guéret had won by the narrowest of the margins: 261 votes ahead on the left, in the second round. Daniel Guéret resigned after his election to the Senate in September 2020 and replaced by Alain Bellamy, mayor of Clévilliers. The latter is not expected to run for a new term. Indeed, a pair made up of Karine Dorange and Étienne Rouault, new mayor of Champhol, should wear the colors of the “Territories of Eure-et-Loir, departmental majority” group. The left-wing parties (PS, PC…) will also present common candidates from the first round. For Chartres 1, Stéphane Cordier, boss of the Eurelian PS, should be part of the tandem. A new political movement created on March 7, Eure-et-Loir Écologie intends to influence the next local elections. The Chartrains Gérard Leray and Sandra Renda constitute the first declared pair of this movement, in the canton. The Republic on the march should also be present on the starting line for Chartres 1. Gaël Garreau (LREM), leader of the “macronist” opposition in the City Council of Chartres, should launch into the battle. Among the other political parties ready to launch a campaign, the National Rally. Aleksandar Nikolic, departmental delegate of the RN, recalls that the party “will be present in the fifteen cantons of Eure-et-Loir”.
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Simon Dechet
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