Canton of Hallencourt explained

49.9922°N 1.8778°W

Type:canton
Hallencourt
Seat:Hallencourt
Nbcomm:16
Insee:80 23
Pop:7849
Population As Of:2012
Area:133.15
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Hallencourt is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 16 communes, which joined the canton of Gamaches in 2015.[1] It had 7,849 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Hallencourt in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 6 m at Érondelle to 127 m at Allery for an average of 59 m.

The canton comprised 16 communes:[2]

Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
742576077435718968857051
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