It was created 27 February 2003 by the decree 2003-156 of that date.

It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

[1] Elected to represent the canton in the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhône: It is composed of the part of the 15th arrondissement of Marseille situated north of a line composed of the following streets: chemin du Littoral, traverse Santi, rue Séverine (excluded), chemin de la Madrague-Ville and chemin de Saint-Louis-au-Rove until it meets traverse de l'Aqueduc.

The line then cuts across to the intersection with avenue Saint-Antoine then along rue René-d'Anjou, chemin de La Mûre, rue René-d'Anjou, chemin de Saint-Antoine à Saint-Joseph, the railtrack of the Marseille to Briançon line until boulevard Henri-Barnier.

It then follows this road until route de la Gavotte which it follows until the commune of Les Pennes-Mirabeau and the 16th arrondissement of Marseille.