Canton of Clères

Canton of Clères
French canton
Country France
Region Haute-Normandie
Department Seine-Maritime     
Arrondissement Rouen
Seat Clères
Communes 22
Government
  Representative Pascal Martin
2001-2008
Area¹
  Total 192.57 km2 (74.35 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 21,068
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Cantonal code 76 11
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Clères 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.

Geography

An area of farmland and forests in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Clères. The altitude varies from 42m (Montville) to 186 m (Le Bocasse) with an average altitude of 147m.

Composition

The Canton of Clères comprised 22 communes and a total of 21,068 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Anceaumeville 714 76710 76007
Authieux-Ratiéville 342 76690 76038
Le Bocasse 725 76690 76105
Bosc-Guérard-Saint-Adrien 776 76710 76123
Cailly 739 76690 76152
Claville-Motteville 233 76690 76177
Clères 1 266 76690 76179
Eslettes 1 396 76710 76245
Esteville 376 76690 76247
Fontaine-le-Bourg 1 481 76690 76271
Frichemesnil 402 76690 76290
Grugny 972 76690 76331
La Houssaye-Béranger 498 76690 76369
Mont-Cauvaire 566 76690 76443
Montville 4 644 76710 76452
Quincampoix 2 690 76230 76517
La Rue-Saint-Pierre 379 76690 76547
Saint-André-sur-Cailly 821 76690 76555
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine 761 76690 76580
Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly 210 76690 76583
Sierville 859 76690 76675
Yquebeuf 218 76690 76756

Population

Historical population of Canton of Clères
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population132361423715224177571924421068
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

Notes

Coordinates: 49°34′48″N 1°08′48″E / 49.58000°N 1.14667°E / 49.58000; 1.14667

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