Canton of Gournay-en-Bray

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

Gournay-en-Bray
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
No. of communes67
SeatGournay-en-Bray
Area
  Total788.76 km2 (304.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total36,841
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code76 12

Geography

An area of farming and associated light industry, centred on the town of Gournay-en-Bray.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 16 to 67 communes (2 of which merged into the commune of Forges-les-Eaux):[1]

Population

Historical population of Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population97081090911350112731149011952
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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