Canton of Forges-les-Eaux

The Canton of Forges-les-Eaux 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 21 communes, which joined the canton of Gournay-en-Bray in 2015. It had a total of 10,991 inhabitants (2012).

Forges-les-Eaux
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
No. of communes	21
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Forges-les-Eaux
Area	230.63 km2 (89.05 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	10,991
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)

Geography

An area of farming and light industry 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

Historical population of Canton of Forges-les-Eaux
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	9873	10697	10077	9921	9914	10340	10856	10906	10988
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
• Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department