Canton of Rue
Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′7″E / 50.27306°N 1.66861°E
| Canton of Rue | |
|---|---|
| French canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department |
 Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Seat | Rue |
| Communes | 55 |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 620.75 km2 (239.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 25,116 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Cantonal code | 80 23 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
The Canton of Rue is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region of northern France.
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Rue in the arrondissement of Abbeville.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 17 to 55 communes:[1]
- Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher
- Argoules
- Arry
- Bernay-en-Ponthieu
- Le Boisle
- Boufflers
- Brailly-Cornehotte
- Brucamps
- Buigny-l'Abbé
- Bussus-Bussuel
- Cocquerel
- Coulonvillers
- Cramont
- Crécy-en-Ponthieu
- Le Crotoy
- Dominois
- Dompierre-sur-Authie
- Domqueur
- Ergnies
- Estrées-lès-Crécy
- Favières
- Fontaine-sur-Maye
- Fort-Mahon-Plage
- Francières
- Froyelles
- Gorenflos
- Gueschart
- Ligescourt
- Long
- Machiel
- Machy
- Maison-Ponthieu
- Maison-Roland
- Mesnil-Domqueur
- Mouflers
- Nampont
- Neuilly-le-Dien
- Noyelles-en-Chaussée
- Oneux
- Ponches-Estruval
- Pont-Remy
- Quend
- Regnière-Écluse
- Rue
- Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont
- Saint-Riquier
- Vercourt
- Villers-sous-Ailly
- Villers-sur-Authie
- Vironchaux
- Vitz-sur-Authie
- Vron
- Yaucourt-Bussus
- Yvrench
- Yvrencheux
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11381 | 11816 | 11836 | 11538 | 11315 | 11480 |
| 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
External links
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