The Canton of Forges-les-Eaux is a former canton situated in Seine-Maritime, a département 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, which joined the canton of Gournay-en-Bray in 2015.Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime It had a total of 10,991 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 76 Seine-Maritime, INSEE
Geography It was in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Forges-les-Eaux. The altitude varies from 101m (Mesnil-Mauger) to 246m (Gaillefontaine) for an average altitude of 170m.
The canton comprised 21 communes:
Beaubec-la-Rosière Beaussault La Bellière Compainville La Ferté-Saint-Samson Forges-les-Eaux Le Fossé Gaillefontaine Grumesnil Haucourt Haussez Longmesnil Mauquenchy Mesnil-Mauger Pommereux Roncherolles-en-Bray Rouvray-Catillon Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt Saumont-la-Poterie Serqueux Le Thil-Riberpré
Population
See also Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
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