The Canton of Duclair 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 17 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Barentin in 2015.[2] It had a total of 25,132 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Duclair
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatDuclair
Area
191.07 km2 (73.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
25,132
 • Density132/km2 (340/sq mi)

Geography edit

An area of farmland, forestry, quarrying and light industry in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Duclair. The altitude varies from 0m (Jumièges) to 134m (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville) with an average altitude of 57m.

The canton comprised 17 communes:[1]

Population edit

Historical population of Canton of Duclair
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population176241844720057223132355424402
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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