Canton of Nesle

Coordinates: 49°45′31″N 2°54′38″E / 49.75861°N 2.91056°E / 49.75861; 2.91056

Canton of Nesle
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Nesle
Communes	21
Area¹
• Total	111.45 km2 (43.03 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	7,546
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 30
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Nesle 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 21 communes, which joined the canton of Ham in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Nesle in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 47m (Saint-Christ-Briost) to 104m (Licourt) for an average of 71m.

Composition

The canton of Nesle comprised 21 communes and a total of 7,546 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

See also

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

References

External links

• The canton de Nesle on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.

Cantons of the Somme department
Abbeville-1 Abbeville-2 Ailly-sur-Noye Ailly-sur-Somme Albert Amiens-1 Amiens-2 Amiens-3 Amiens-4 Amiens-5 Amiens-6 Amiens-7 Corbie Doullens Flixecourt Friville-Escarbotin Gamaches Ham Moreuil Péronne Poix-de-Picardie Roye Rue