Canton of Bellencombre

Canton of Bellencombre
French canton
Country France
Region Haute-Normandie
Department Seine-Maritime     
Arrondissement Dieppe
Seat Bellencombre
Communes 15
Government
  Representative Annick Bocandé 2001-2008
Area¹
  Total 145.21 km2 (56.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 6,968
  Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code 76 04
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Bellencombre 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

A farming area in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Bellencombre. The altitude varies from 52m (Saint-Hellier) to 213m (Pommeréval) with an average altitude of 146m.

Composition

The Canton of Bellencombre comprises 15 communes and a total of 6,968 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Ardouval 136 76680 76024
Beaumont-le-Hareng 190 76850 76062
Bellencombre 662 76680 76070
Bosc-le-Hard 1 410 76850 76125
Cottévrard 339 76850 76188
Cressy 222 76720 76191
La Crique 288 76850 76193
Cropus 214 76720 76204
Les Grandes-Ventes 1 814 76950 76321
Grigneuseville 327 76850 76328
Mesnil-Follemprise 123 76660 76430
Pommeréval 289 76680 76506
Rosay 252 76680 76538
Saint-Hellier 419 76680 76588
Sévis 283 76850 76674

Population

Historical population of Canton of Bellencombre
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population543459005930612767506968
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°42′30″N 1°12′59″E / 49.70833°N 1.21639°E / 49.70833; 1.21639

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