Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun

The Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun 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 16 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 2015.[2]

Fontaine-le-Dun
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes16
Disbanded2015
SeatFontaine-le-Dun
Area
 • Total87.36 km2 (33.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total4,497
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Fontaine-le-Dun. The altitude varies from 0m (Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer) to 128m (Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long) for an average altitude of 68m.

Composition

The Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun comprised 16 communes and a total of 4,497 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Angiens6257674076015
Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long1357674076016
Autigny2247674076040
Bourville3137674076134
Brametot1737674076140
La Chapelle-sur-Dun2077674076172
Crasville-la-Rocquefort2697674076190
Ermenouville1547674076241
Fontaine-le-Dun9787674076272
La Gaillarde4157674076294
Héberville1157674076353
Houdetot1357674076365
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer2807674076564
Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux2037674076641
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger2747674076642
Sotteville-sur-Mer3887674076683

Population
Historical population of Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population432748684547455647534888
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. 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

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