Canton of Clères

Clères
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
No. of communes	22
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Clères
Area	192.57 km2 (74.35 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	22,992
• Density	119/km2 (310/sq mi)

The Canton of Clères 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 22,992 inhabitants (2012).

Geography

An area of farmland and forests in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Clères. The altitude varies from 42m (Montville) to 186 m (Le Bocasse) with an average altitude of 147m.

The canton comprised 22 communes:

• Anceaumeville
• Authieux-Ratiéville
• Le Bocasse
• Bosc-Guérard-Saint-Adrien
• Cailly
• Claville-Motteville
• Clères
• Eslettes
• Esteville
• Fontaine-le-Bourg
• Frichemesnil
• Grugny
• La Houssaye-Béranger
• Mont-Cauvaire
• Montville
• Quincampoix
• La Rue-Saint-Pierre
• Saint-André-sur-Cailly
• Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
• Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly
• Sierville
• Yquebeuf

Population

Historical population of Canton of Clères
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	13236	14237	15224	17757	19244	21068
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