Canton of Bolbec

Canton of Bolbec
French canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Seat	Bolbec
Communes	20
Area¹
• Total	158.06 km² (61.03 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	38,565
• Density	240/km² (630/sq mi)
Cantonal code	76 03
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Bolbec is a canton situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Normandy region of northern France.

Geography

An area of farming, quarrying and light industry in the arrondissement of Le Havre, centred on the town of Bolbec. The altitude varies from 12m (Gruchet-le-Valasse) to 154m (Beuzevillette) for an average altitude of 118m.

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 16 to 20 communes:^[1]

Historical population of Canton of Bolbec
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	20298	21312	22024	23256	24298	24475
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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