Canton of Gournay-en-Bray

Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
French canton
Country France
Region Haute-Normandie
Department Seine-Maritime     
Arrondissement Dieppe
Seat Gournay-en-Bray
Communes 16
Government
  Representative Alain Carment 2001-2008
Area¹
  Total 181.13 km2 (69.93 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 11,952
  Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Cantonal code 76 25
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Gournay-en-Bray is a canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Haute-Normandie region of northern France.

Geography

An area of farming and associated light industry in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Gournay-en-Bray. The altitude varies from 77m (Neuf-Marché) to 229m (Avesnes-en-Bray) for an average altitude of 139m.

Composition

The Canton of Gournay-en-Bray comprises 16 communes and a total of 11,952 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Avesnes-en-Bray 256 76220 76048
Bézancourt 248 76220 76093
Bosc-Hyons 311 76220 76124
Brémontier-Merval 326 76220 76142
Cuy-Saint-Fiacre 531 76220 76208
Dampierre-en-Bray 367 76220 76209
Doudeauville 81 76220 76218
Elbeuf-en-Bray 359 76220 76229
Ernemont-la-Villette 176 76220 76242
Ferrières-en-Bray 1 643 76220 76260
Gancourt-Saint-Étienne 211 76220 76297
Gournay-en-Bray 6 275 76220 76312
Ménerval 177 76220 76423
Molagnies 149 76220 76440
Montroty 207 76220 76450
Neuf-Marché 635 76220 76463

Population

Historical population of Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999200620072008
Population97081090911350112731149011952{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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Notes

Coordinates: 49°29′35″N 1°40′53″E / 49.49306°N 1.68139°E