Canton of Oisemont

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Coordinates: 49°57′22″N 1°46′02″E / 49.9561111111, 1.76722222222

Canton of Oisemont
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Communes	31
Chief Town	Oisemont
Cantonal code	80 32
Statistics
Land area¹	143.83 km²
Population
-1999	5,957
-Density	41,42/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Oisemont 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 Oisemont in the arrondissement of Amiens. 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.

[edit] Composition

The canton of Oisemont comprises 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

[edit] Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5753	6347	6340	6232	6172	5957
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

• Trésor des régions ] (French)
• Comité d'Expansion de la Somme ] (French)
• Le canton d'Oisemont on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd , 2008.