Canton of Nouvion

Canton of Nouvion
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Seat	Nouvion
Communes	17
Area¹
• Total	167.60 km2 (64.71 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	7,452
• Density	44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 31
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Nouvion is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the canton of Abbeville-1 in 2015.

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 7,452 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
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
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

External links

• Le canton de Nouvion on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.