Canton of Nouvion
Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.21278°N 1.77472°E
Nouvion | |
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Former canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
No. of communes | 17 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Seat | Nouvion |
Area | 167.60 km2 (64.71 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 8,301 |
• Density | 50/km2 (100/sq mi) |
The Canton of Nouvion is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Abbeville-1 in 2015.[2]
Geography[]
The canton is organised around the commune of Nouvion in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 0m at Noyelles-sur-Mer to 102m at Gapennes for an average of 35m.
Composition[]
The canton of Nouvion comprised 14 communes and a total of 8,301 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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Agenvillers | 181 | 80150 | 80006 |
Buigny-Saint-Maclou | 523 | 80132 | 80149 |
Canchy | 307 | 80150 | 80167 |
Domvast | 212 | 80150 | 80250 |
Forest-l'Abbaye | 306 | 80150 | 80331 |
Forest-Montiers | 374 | 80120 | 80332 |
Gapennes | 218 | 80150 | 80374 |
Hautvillers-Ouville | 378 | 80132 | 80422 |
Lamotte-Buleux | 288 | 80150 | 80462 |
Millencourt-en-Ponthieu | 328 | 80135 | 80548 |
Neuilly-l'Hôpital | 290 | 80132 | 80590 |
Nouvion | 1 210 | 80860 | 80598 |
Noyelles-sur-Mer | 742 | 80860 | 80600 |
Ponthoile | 547 | 80860 | 80633 |
Port-le-Grand | 312 | 80132 | 80637 |
Sailly-Flibeaucourt | 947 | 80970 | 80692 |
Le Titre | 289 | 80132 | 80763 |
Population[]
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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7132 | 7511 | 7270 | 7384 | 7610 | 7452 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
See also[]
- Arrondissements of the Somme department
- Cantons of the Somme department
- Communes of the Somme department
References[]
Notes[]
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.
Categories:
- Former cantons of Somme (department)
- 2015 disestablishments in France
- States and territories disestablished in 2015
- Somme (department) geography stubs