Canton of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme explained

50.1889°N 1.6306°W

Type:	canton
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Seat:	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Nbcomm:	12
Insee:	80 40
Pop:	11583
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	146.31
Disbanded:	2015

The Canton of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a former canton situated in the Somme department of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 11,583 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Saint-Valery-sur-Somme in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 0m (Boismont) to 90m (Franleu) for an average altitude of 24m.

The canton comprised 12 communes:^[1]

• Arrest
• Boismont
• Brutelles
• Cayeux-sur-Mer
• Estrébœuf
• Franleu
• Lanchères
• Mons-Boubert
• Pendé
• Saigneville
• Saint-Blimont
• Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11780	12070	11961	11664	11762	11345
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep80.pdf Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme