Canton of Saint-Saëns

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Saint-Saëns
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes15
Disbanded2015
SeatSaint-Saëns
Area
156.88 km2 (60.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
8,927
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)

The Canton of Saint-Saëns is a former canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 15 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Neufchâtel-en-Bray in 2015.[2]

Geography[]

An area of farming and associated light industry in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Saint-Saëns. The altitude varies from 90m (Saint-Saëns) to 236m (Sommery) for an average altitude of 164m.

Composition[]

The Canton of Saint-Saëns comprised 15 communes and a total of 8,927 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Bosc-Bérenger 177 76680 76119
Bosc-Mesnil 212 76680 76126
Bradiancourt 138 76680 76139
Critot 451 76680 76200
Fontaine-en-Bray 170 76440 76269
Mathonville 174 76680 76416
Maucomble 321 76680 76417
Montérolier 500 76680 76445
Neufbosc 274 76680 76461
Rocquemont 606 76680 76532
Sainte-Geneviève 251 76440 76578
Saint-Martin-Osmonville 824 76680 76621
Saint-Saëns 2553 76680 76648
Sommery 645 76440 76678
Ventes-Saint-Rémy 218 76680 76733

Population[]

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Saëns
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population660068406583646466507514
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also[]

  • Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References[]

  1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime

Notes[]


Coordinates: 49°38′55″N 1°20′32″E / 49.64861°N 1.34222°E / 49.64861; 1.34222

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