Canton of Aumale | |
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French canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Haute-Normandie |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Seat | Aumale |
Communes | 15 |
Government | |
• Representative | Pierre-Marie Duhamel 2001-2008 |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 185.78 km2 (71.73 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 6,979 |
• Density | 38/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 76 02 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
The Canton of Aumale 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 consisted of 15 communes, which joined the canton of Gournay-en-Bray in 2015.
An area of farming, forestry and light industry in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Aumale. The altitude varies from 76 m (Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle) to 246 m (Conteville with an average altitude of 187 m.
The Canton of Aumale comprised 15 communes and a total of 6,979 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Coordinates: 49°45′55″N 1°40′22″E / 49.76528°N 1.67278°E