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The Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun 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 16 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux in 2015.[2] It had a total of 4,497 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Fontaine-le-Dun
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
No. of communes	16
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Fontaine-le-Dun
Area	87.36 km2 (33.73 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	4,497
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Dieppe, centred on the town of Fontaine-le-Dun. The altitude varies from 0m (Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer) to 128m (Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long) for an average altitude of 68m.

The canton comprised 16 communes:[1]

Population

Historical population of Canton of Fontaine-le-Dun
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4327	4868	4547	4556	4753	4888
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

References

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