Canton of Boos
# Canton of Boos

The Canton of Boos 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 38,802 inhabitants (2012).

## Geography

An area of farming and light industry in the arrondissement of Rouen, centred on the town of Boos. The altitude varies from 2m (Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen) to 162m (Le Mesnil-Esnard) with an average altitude of 142m.

The canton comprised 15 communes:

* Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie
* Les Authieux-sur-le-Port-Saint-Ouen
* Belbeuf
* Bonsecours
* Boos
* Fresne-le-Plan
* Gouy
* Le Mesnil-Esnard
* Mesnil-Raoul
* Montmain
* La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
* Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
* Quévreville-la-Poterie
* Saint-Aubin-Celloville
* Ymare

## Population

Historical population of Canton of Boos (Source: INSEE) :

| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Population | 14701 | 16371 | 21066 | 26524 | 32348 | 35567 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |||||||
