Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun

Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun
Settlement
Country	France
No. of communes	16
Seat	Fontaine-le-Dun
Area	87.36 km2 (33.73 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	4,888
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)

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.

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).

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Angiens || align="right" | 625 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76015 |- | Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long || align="right" | 135 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76016 |- | Autigny || align="right" | 224 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76040 |- | Bourville || align="right" | 313 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76134 |- | Brametot || align="right" | 173 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76140 |- | La Chapelle-sur-Dun || align="right" | 207 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76172 |- | Crasville-la-Rocquefort || align="right" | 269 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76190 |- | Ermenouville || align="right" | 154 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76241 |- | Fontaine-le-Dun || align="right" | 978 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76272 |- | La Gaillarde || align="right" | 415 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76294 |- | Héberville || align="right" | 115 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76353 |- | Houdetot || align="right" | 135 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76365 |- | Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer || align="right" | 280 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76564 |- | Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux || align="right" | 203 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76641 |- | Saint-Pierre-le-Viger || align="right" | 274 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76642 |- | Sotteville-sur-Mer || align="right" | 388 || align="right" | 76740 || align="right" | 76683 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4327	4868	4547	4556	4753	4888
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Seine-Maritime
• Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
• Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes

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