Canton of Boos

The Canton of Boos 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.

Boos
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
No. of communes	15
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Boos
Area
• Total	108.31 km^2 (41.82 sq mi)
Population  (1999)
• Total	35,567
• Density	328/km^2 (850/sq mi)

Geography

An area of farming and light industry in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Boos. The altitude varies from 2m (Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen) to 162m (Le Mesnil-Esnard) with an average altitude of 142m.

Composition

The Canton of Boos comprised 15 communes and a total of 35,567 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie	2869	76920	76005
Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen	1174	76520	76039
Belbeuf	2032	76240	76069
Bonsecours	6853	76240	76103
Boos	2870	76520	76116
Fresne-le-Plan	456	76520	76285
Gouy	794	76520	76313
Le Mesnil-Esnard	6486	76240	76429
Mesnil-Raoul	725	76520	76434
Montmain	1416	76520	76448
La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel	1751	76520	76464
Franqueville-Saint-Pierre	5099	76520	76475
Quévreville-la-Poterie	987	76520	76514
Saint-Aubin-Celloville	1015	76520	76558
Ymare	1040	76520	76753

Population

Historical population of Canton of Boos
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	14701	16371	21066	26524	32348	35567
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 17, 2008.