Canton of Forges-les-Eaux explained

Type:canton
Forges-les-Eaux
Seat:Forges-les-Eaux
Nbcomm:21
Insee:76 23
Pop:10,991
Population As Of:2012
Area:230.63
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Forges-les-Eaux 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 21 communes, which joined the canton of Gournay-en-Bray in 2015.[1] It had a total of 10,991 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

An area of farming and light industry in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Forges-les-Eaux. The altitude varies from 101m (Mesnil-Mauger) to 246m (Gaillefontaine) for an average altitude of 170m.

The canton comprised 21 communes:[2]

See also

References

49.6211°N 1.5736°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664598 Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep76.pdf Populations légales 2012: 76 Seine-Maritime