Canton of Oisemont

Coordinates: 49°57′22″N 1°46′2″E / 49.95611°N 1.76722°E

Canton of Oisemont
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Seat	Oisemont
Communes	31
Government
• Representative	Jérôme Bignon
Area¹
• Total	143.83 km^2 (55.53 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	5,957
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 32
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

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, which joined the canton of Poix-de-Picardie in 2015.^[1]

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 5,957 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Andainville	196	80140	80022
Aumâtre	196	80140	80040
Avesnes-Chaussoy	53	80140	80048
Bermesnil	203	80140	80084
Cannessières	85	80140	80169
Épaumesnil	107	80140	80269
Étréjust	39	80140	80297
Fontaine-le-Sec	151	80140	80324
Forceville-en-Vimeu	262	80140	80330
Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle	68	80140	80336
Fresnes-Tilloloy	137	80140	80354
Fresneville	78	80140	80355
Fresnoy-Andainville	80	80140	80356
Frettecuisse	68	80140	80361
Heucourt-Croquoison	101	80270	80437
Inval-Boiron	90	80430	80450
Lignières-en-Vimeu	107	80140	80480
Le Mazis	97	80430	80522
Mouflières	71	80140	80575
Nesle-l'Hôpital	158	80140	80586
Neslette	91	80140	80587
Neuville-au-Bois	183	80140	80591
Neuville-Coppegueule	535	80430	80592
Oisemont	1244	80140	80606
Saint-Aubin-Rivière	113	80430	80699
Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle	57	80140	80707
Saint-Maulvis	226	80140	80709
Senarpont	770	80140	80732
Vergies	151	80270	80788
Villeroy	216	80140	80796
Woirel	24	80140	80828

Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5753	6347	6340	6232	6172	5957
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

1. Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme

External links

• Trésor des régions ] (French)
• Comité d'Expansion de la Somme ] (French)
• Le canton d'Oisemont on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd , 2008.