Type: | canton |
Gonfreville-l'Orcher | |
Seat: | Gonfreville-l'Orcher |
Nbcomm: | 3 |
Insee: | 76 63 |
Pop: | 20,031 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Area: | 34.67 |
Disbanded: | 2015 |
The Canton of Gonfreville-l'Orcher 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 had a total of 20,031 inhabitants (2012).[1]
An area of light industry, oil refineries and some farming, in the arrondissement of Le Havre, centred on the town of Gonfreville-l'Orcher. The altitude varies from 0m (Gonfreville-l'Orcher) to 107m (Gainneville) for an average altitude of 79m.
The canton comprised 3 communes:[1]