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. It had a total of 38,802 inhabitants (2012).

Boos
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
No. of communes	15
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Boos
Area	108.31 km2 (41.82 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	38,802
• Density	358/km2 (930/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.

The canton comprised 15 communes:

• Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie
• Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen
• Belbeuf
• Bonsecours
• Boos
• Fresne-le-Plan
• Gouy
• Le Mesnil-Esnard
• Mesnil-Raoul
• Montmain
• La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
• Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
• Quévreville-la-Poterie
• Saint-Aubin-Celloville
• Ymare

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

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