Canton of Forges-les-Eaux

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,[1] which joined the canton of Gournay-en-Bray in 2015.[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 of Forges-les-Eaux comprised 21 communes and a total of 10,991 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Beaubec-la-Rosière	394	76440	76060
Beaussault	369	76870	76065
La Bellière	71	76440	76074
Compainville	108	76440	76185
La Ferté-Saint-Samson	341	76440	76261
Forges-les-Eaux	3465	76440	76276
Le Fossé	381	76440	76277
Gaillefontaine	1460	76870	76295
Grumesnil	403	76440	76332
Haucourt	204	76440	76343
Haussez	233	76440	76345
Longmesnil	38	76440	76393
Mauquenchy	276	76440	76420
Mesnil-Mauger	223	76440	76432
Pommereux	87	76440	76505
Roncherolles-en-Bray	430	76440	76535
Rouvray-Catillon	195	76440	76544
Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt	109	76440	76623
Saumont-la-Poterie	382	76440	76666
Serqueux	988	76440	76672
Le Thil-Riberpré	183	76440	76691

Historical population of Canton of Forges-les-Eaux
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	9873	10697	10077	9921	9914	10340	10856	10906	10988
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 16, 2008.

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