Canton of Saint-Saëns explained

Type:canton
Saint-Saëns
Seat:Saint-Saëns
Nbcomm:15
Insee:76 49
Pop:8927
Population As Of:2012
Area:156.88
Disbanded:2015

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, which joined the canton of Neufchâtel-en-Bray in 2015.[1] It had a total of 8,927 inhabitants (2012).[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.

The canton comprised 15 communes:[2]

See also

References

49.6486°N 1.3422°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