Canton of Roisel explained

49.9464°N 3.0986°W

Type:canton
Roisel
Seat:Roisel
Nbcomm:22
Insee:80 36
Pop:7667
Population As Of:2012
Area:162.62
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Roisel is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 22 communes, which joined the canton of Péronne in 2015.[1] It had 7,667 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Roisel in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 59m (Tincourt-Boucly) to 152m (Liéramont) for an average of 103m.

The canton comprised 22 communes:[2]

Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
824387688014783577337689
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