Canton of Buchy

Buchy
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes21
Disbanded2015
SeatBuchy
Area
158.13 km2 (61.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
10,781
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)

The Canton of Buchy 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 Le Mesnil-Esnard in 2015.[2] It had a total of 10,781 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Buchy. The elevation varies from 80 metres (260 ft) (Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry) to 236 metres (774 ft) (Bosc-Bordel) with an average elevation of 168 metres (551 ft) above sea level.

The canton comprised 21 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population of Canton of Buchy
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population529357906292765186929228
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

49°32′47″N 1°20′35″E / 49.54639°N 1.34306°E / 49.54639; 1.34306

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