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Canton of Nouvion

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

Nouvion
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatNouvion
Area
167.60 km2 (64.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
8,301
 • Density50/km2 (100/sq mi)

The Canton of Nouvion is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Abbeville-1 in 2015.[2] It had 8,301 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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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.

The canton comprised 17 communes:[1]

Population

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1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
7132 7511 7270 7384 7610 7452
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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