Canton of Nouvion

50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E

Nouvion
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
No. of communes	17
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Nouvion
Area	167.60 km2 (64.71 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	8,301
• Density	50/km2 (100/sq mi)

The Canton of Nouvion 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 17 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Abbeville-1 in 2015.^[2] It had 8,301 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Nouvion in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 0m at Noyelles-sur-Mer to 102m at Gapennes for an average of 35m.

The canton comprised 17 communes:^[1]

• Agenvillers
• Buigny-Saint-Maclou
• Canchy
• Domvast
• Forest-l'Abbaye
• Forest-Montiers
• Gapennes
• Hautvillers-Ouville
• Lamotte-Buleux
• Millencourt-en-Ponthieu
• Neuilly-l'Hôpital
• Nouvion
• Noyelles-sur-Mer
• Ponthoile
• Port-le-Grand
• Sailly-Flibeaucourt
• Le Titre

Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
7132	7511	7270	7384	7610	7452
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