Canton of Le Havre

Canton of Le Havre
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Haute-Normandie
Department Seine-Maritime     
Arrondissement Le Havre
Chef-lieu Le Havre
Communes 2
Government
 • Representative Gérard Heuze 2001-2008
Area¹
 • Total 49.21 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 198,788
 • Density 4,039.59/km2 (10,462.5/sq mi)
Cantonal code 76 56
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Cantons of Le Havre are cantons situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France. Le Havre is sub-divided into 9 cantons.

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Geography

An area of light industry and oil refineries in the arrondissement of Le Havre, centred on the port of Le Havre. The altitude varies from 0m to 105m with an average altitude of 8m.

Composition

The Cantons of Le Havre comprises just 2 communes and a total of 198,788 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Le Havre 190,905 76600 76351
Sainte-Adresse 7,883 76310 76552

Population

Historical population of Canton of Le Havre
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 195,652 215,411 226,636 207,417 203,901 198,788 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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