The Canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray is a
canton situated in the
Seine-Maritime
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département
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and in the
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
region of northern
France
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.
Geography
An area of
quarries
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,
forestry
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and
light industry
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, situated on the left bank of the
Seine
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immediately south of
Rouen
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city centre. The altitude varies from 2m to 128m at (
Oissel) with an average altitude of 22m.
Composition
Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton consists of the following
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
:
Décret n° 2014-266 du 27 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Seine-Maritime
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* Oissel
* Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (partly)
Population
See also
* Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
The 3 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department are:
# Arrondissement of Dieppe, (Subprefectures in France, subprefecture: Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Dieppe) with 343 Communes of France, commun ...
* Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
The following is a list of the 35 Cantons of France, cantons of the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
* Canton of Barentin, Barentin
* Cant ...
*
References
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