Canton of Soissons-1

Canton de Soissons-1
French canton
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Soissons
Seat Soissons
Communes 15
Area¹
 • Total 89.30 km2 (34.48 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 22,939
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Cantonal code 02 16
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Soissons-1 (before 2015: Soissons-Nord) is an administrative division in northern France. It consists of the northern part of the town of Soissons and its northern suburbs. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 15 communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Soissons-1
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population----22 26821 845
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Décret n° 2014-202 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Aisne

Coordinates: 49°22′00″N 3°20′00″E / 49.3667°N 3.3333°E / 49.3667; 3.3333

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