Canton of Oisemont

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

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 km2 (55.53 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 5,957
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Cantonal code 80 32
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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
575363476340623261725957
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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