Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun

Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun
French canton
Country France
Region Haute-Normandie
Department Seine-Maritime     
Arrondissement Dieppe
Seat Fontaine-le-Dun
Communes 16
Government
  Representative Dominique Chauvel 2001-2008
Area¹
  Total 87.36 km2 (33.73 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 4,888
  Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Cantonal code 76 22
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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, which joined the canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 2015.[1]

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 4,888 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Angiens 625 76740 76015
Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long 135 76740 76016
Autigny 224 76740 76040
Bourville 313 76740 76134
Brametot 173 76740 76140
La Chapelle-sur-Dun 207 76740 76172
Crasville-la-Rocquefort 269 76740 76190
Ermenouville 154 76740 76241
Fontaine-le-Dun 978 76740 76272
La Gaillarde 415 76740 76294
Héberville 115 76740 76353
Houdetot 135 76740 76365
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer 280 76740 76564
Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux 203 76740 76641
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger 274 76740 76642
Sotteville-sur-Mer 388 76740 76683

Population

Historical population of Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population432748684547455647534888
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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Notes

Coordinates: 49°49′16″N 0°50′09″E / 49.82111°N 0.83583°E / 49.82111; 0.83583

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