At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was renamed and expanded from 9 to 24 communes (19 of which merged into the new communes of Chemillé-en-Anjou, Bellevigne-en-Layon and Terranjou in December 2015, January 2016 and January 2017):
In March 2015, a French canton reorganization occurred. The canton was renamed and its area increased from nine to twenty-four communes.  Of the original nine communes, 19 merged into three new communes: Chemillé-en-Anjou, Bellevigne-en-Layon, and Terranjou between December 2015, January 2016, and January 2017.