Canton of Gonfreville-l'Orcher
# Canton of Gonfreville-l'Orcher

The Canton of Gonfreville-l'Orcher 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 20,031 inhabitants (2012).

## Geography

An area of light industry, oil refineries and some farming, in the arrondissement of Le Havre, centred on the town of Gonfreville-l'Orcher. The altitude varies from 0m (Gonfreville-l'Orcher) to 107m (Gainneville) for an average altitude of 79m.

The canton comprised 3 communes:

* Gainneville
* Gonfreville-l'Orcher
* Harfleur

## Population

Historical population of Canton of Gonfreville-l'Orcher (Source: INSEE) :

| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Population | 18282 | 19578 | 21429 | 21637 | 21601 | 20825 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |||||||
