Canton of Nouvion

Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.21278°N 1.77472°E / 50.21278; 1.77472

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.^[1]

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).

Population

See also

• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

References

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.

Cantons of the Somme department
Abbeville-1 Abbeville-2 Ailly-sur-Noye Ailly-sur-Somme Albert Amiens-1 Amiens-2 Amiens-3 Amiens-4 Amiens-5 Amiens-6 Amiens-7 Corbie Doullens Flixecourt Friville-Escarbotin Gamaches Ham Moreuil Péronne Poix-de-Picardie Roye Rue