Canton of Conty explained

49.7414°N 2.1525°W

Type:canton
Conty
Seat:Conty
Nbcomm:23
Insee:80 17
Pop:9237
Population As Of:2012
Area:205.21
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Conty 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 23 communes, which joined the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye in 2015.[1] It had 9,237 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Conty in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 36m at Bacouel-sur-Selle to 194m at Belleuse for an average of 83m.

The canton comprised 23 communes:[2]

Population

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
661771127026766182668918
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664510 Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep80.pdf Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme