Canton of Buchy

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]

Buchy
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes21
Disbanded2015
SeatBuchy
Area
 • Total158.13 km2 (61.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total10,781
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Buchy. The altitude varies from 80m (Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry) to 236m (Bosc-Bordel) with an average altitude of 168m.

Composition

The Canton of Buchy comprised 21 communes and a total of 10,781 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Bierville2597675076094
Blainville-Crevon11137611676100
Bois-Guilbert1857675076107
Bois-Héroult1407675076109
Boissay2687675076113
Bosc-Bordel4407675076120
Bosc-Édeline2847675076121
Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy6507675076127
Buchy11507675076146
Catenay6517611676163
Ernemont-sur-Buchy1877675076243
Estouteville-Écalles3747675076248
Héronchelles897675076359
Longuerue2807675076396
Morgny-la-Pommeraye8927675076453
Pierreval3287675076502
Rebets1107675076521
Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry2817611676554
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy5457675076571
Saint-Germain-des-Essourts3527675076581
Vieux-Manoir6507675076738

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. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime

Notes

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