The Canton of Grand-Couronne is a former

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situated in the

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inféri ...

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and in the

Haute-Normandie Upper Normandy (french: Haute-Normandie, ; nrf, Ĥâote-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy. History It was created in 1956 from two d ...

region of northern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 29,521 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 76 Seine-Maritime
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An area of

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and

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situated on the left bank of the

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, immediately south of

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

in the

arrondissement of Rouen The Arrondissement of Rouen is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region. It has 216 communes. Its population is 631,032 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Rouen, ...

, centred on the town of

Grand-Couronne Grand-Couronne () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small suburban town with a huge container port and considerable light industry situated by the banks of the river Seine, som ...

. The altitude varies from 1m (

Le Grand-Quevilly Le Grand-Quevilly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography The town is third largest suburb of Rouen, a port with considerable light industry situated just southwest of the centre o ...

) to 139m (

) with an average altitude of 18m. The canton comprised 9

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: *

La Bouille La Bouille () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A small village (in area) surrounded by woodland situated south of a meander of the river Seine, some southwest of Rouen, at ...

(partly) *

Hautot-sur-Seine Hautot-sur-Seine (, literally ''Hautot on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Heraldry Geography A farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some southwest o ...

Moulineaux Moulineaux () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. History During the Franco-Prussian War of December 1870 - January 1871 it's garrison fought off a siege by 20,000 Prussians lead by Edwin vo ...

Petit-Couronne Petit-Couronne () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A port town of oil refineries, light industry and forestry situated by the banks of the Seine, just south of the centre of Roue ...

Sahurs Sahurs () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village of forestry and farming situated inside a meander of the river Seine, some southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D5 and ...

Saint-Pierre-de-Manneville Saint-Pierre-de-Manneville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in a meander of the Seine, some southwest of ...

Val-de-la-Haye Val-de-la-Haye () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. Geography A forestry and light industrial village situated by the banks of the Seine, some southwest of Rouen on the D 51 road. A ...

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