Canton of Bellencombre

The Canton of Bellencombre 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 had a total of 7,641 inhabitants (2012).

Bellencombre
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
No. of communes	15
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Bellencombre
Area	145.21 km2 (56.07 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	7,641
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Bellencombre. The altitude varies from 52m (Saint-Hellier) to 213m (Pommeréval) with an average altitude of 146m.

The canton comprised 15 communes:

• Ardouval
• Beaumont-le-Hareng
• Bellencombre
• Bosc-le-Hard
• Cottévrard
• Cressy
• La Crique
• Cropus
• Les Grandes-Ventes
• Grigneuseville
• Mesnil-Follemprise
• Pommeréval
• Rosay
• Saint-Hellier
• Sévis

Population

Historical population of Canton of Bellencombre
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	5434	5900	5930	6127	6750	6968
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