Canton of Argueil

Argueil
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes14
Disbanded2015
SeatArgueil
Area
180.50 km2 (69.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,568
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)

The Canton of Argueil 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 14 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Gournay-en-Bray in 2015.[2] It had a total of 5,568 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Argueil. The altitude varies from 53m (Croisy-sur-Andelle) to 231m (Beauvoir-en-Lyons) with an average altitude of 160m.

The canton comprised 14 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population of Canton of Argueil
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population425546434390434243554574
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Populations légales 2012: 76 Seine-Maritime, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime


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