Canton of Oisemont

The Canton of Oisemont is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 31 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Poix-de-Picardie in 2015.[2]

Oisemont
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes31
Disbanded2015
SeatOisemont
Area
 • Total143.83 km2 (55.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total6,183
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Oisemont in the arrondissement of Abbeville (arrondissement of Amiens before 2009). The altitude varies from 48m at Heucourt-Croquoison to 204m at Neuville-Coppegueule for an average of 118m. The canton's economy is almost entirely agricultural, only the chef-lieu having a population in excess of 1000.

Composition

The canton of Oisemont comprised 31 mostly very small communes and a total of 6,183 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Andainville1968014080022
Aumâtre1968014080040
Avesnes-Chaussoy538014080048
Bermesnil2038014080084
Cannessières858014080169
Épaumesnil1078014080269
Étréjust398014080297
Fontaine-le-Sec1518014080324
Forceville-en-Vimeu2628014080330
Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle688014080336
Fresnes-Tilloloy1378014080354
Fresneville788014080355
Fresnoy-Andainville808014080356
Frettecuisse688014080361
Heucourt-Croquoison1018027080437
Inval-Boiron908043080450
Lignières-en-Vimeu1078014080480
Le Mazis978043080522
Mouflières718014080575
Nesle-l'Hôpital1588014080586
Neslette918014080587
Neuville-au-Bois1838014080591
Neuville-Coppegueule5358043080592
Oisemont12448014080606
Saint-Aubin-Rivière1138043080699
Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle578014080707
Saint-Maulvis2268014080709
Senarpont7708014080732
Vergies1518027080788
Villeroy2168014080796
Woirel248014080828

Population
196219681975198219901999
575363476340623261725957
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme

Notes


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