Canton of Wassigny

The canton of Wassigny is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 15 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Guise in 2015.^[2] It had 6,612 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Wassigny
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
No. of communes	15
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Wassigny
Area	122.91 km2 (47.46 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	6,612
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:^[1]

• Étreux
• Grougis
• Hannapes
• Mennevret
• Molain
• Oisy
• Ribeauville
• Saint-Martin-Rivière
• Tupigny
• La Vallée-Mulâtre
• Vaux-Andigny
• Vénérolles
• Grand-Verly
• Petit-Verly
• Wassigny

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Wassigny
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	7 039	7 451	7 003	7 005	6 743	6 712
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cantons of the Aisne department