Canton of Friville-Escarbotin

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Coordinates: 50°05′29″N 1°33′02″E / 50.0913888889, 1.55055555556

Canton of Friville-Escarbotin
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Communes	9
Chief Town	Friville-Escarbotin
Cantonal code	80 46
Statistics
Land area¹	56,48 km²
Population
-1999	12,046
-Density	213,28/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Friville-Escarbotin is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Friville-Escarbotin in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 27m at Nibas to 129m at Fressenneville for an average of 72m.

[edit] Composition

The canton of Friville-Escarbotin comprises 9 communes and a total of 12,046 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bourseville	774	80130	80124
Fressenneville	2334	80390	80360
Friville-Escarbotin	4646	80130	80368
Nibas	749	80390	80597
Ochancourt	235	80210	80603
Tully	663	80130	80770
Valines	663	80210	80775
Vaudricourt	451	80230	80780
Woincourt	1531	80520	80827

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11068	11599	12167	12358	12349	12046
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Somme
• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Le canton de Friville-Escarbotin on the Insee website

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.