The Canton of Nouvion is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the department of the Somme

Somme

Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

 and in the Picardie

Picardie

Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...

 region

Régions of France

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 of northern France

France

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.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Nouvion

Nouvion

Nouvion is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Nouvion is situated north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the N1 national road junction with the departmental road D111.-Railway:Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles -...

 in the arrondissement of Abbeville

Arrondissement of Abbeville

The arrondissement of Abbeville is an arrondissement of the Somme département, in the Picardie région of France. It has 12 cantons and 169 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Abbeville are:# Abbeville-Nord# Abbeville-Sud...

. The altitude varies from 0m at Noyelles-sur-Mer

Noyelles-sur-Mer

Noyelles-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Noyelles-sur-Mer is situated on the coast, facing the English Channel, on the D11 and D40 junction, some northwest of Abbeville.-Railways:...

 to 102m at Gapennes

Gapennes

Gapennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gapennes is situated on the D10e road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...

 for an average of 35m.

Composition

The canton of Nouvion comprises 14 communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 and a total of 7,452 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Agenvillers Agenvillers Agenvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is a small village about northeast of Abbeville, on the D82 departmental road.-Demography:-External links:* * * *...	181	80150	80006
Buigny-Saint-Maclou Buigny-Saint-Maclou Buigny-Saint-Maclou is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N1 road, just north of Abbeville.The Abbeville airport is within the boundaries of the commune.-Population:...	523	80132	80149
Canchy Canchy, Somme Canchy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer which opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947.-Geography:...	307	80150	80167
Domvast Domvast Domvast is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Domvast is situated on the D12 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	212	80150	80250
Forest-l'Abbaye Forest-l'Abbaye Forest-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D105 road, on the edge of the forest of Crécy, some north of Abbeville.-History:...	306	80150	80331
Forest-Montiers Forest-Montiers Forest-Montiers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D32 road, near the N1/A16 autoroute junction, some north of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	374	80120	80332
Gapennes Gapennes Gapennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gapennes is situated on the D10e road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	218	80150	80374
Hautvillers-Ouville Hautvillers-Ouville Hautvillers-Ouville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N1 road, some north of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	378	80132	80422
Lamotte-Buleux Lamotte-Buleux Lamotte-Buleux is a commune in the Somme département in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D32 road, some north of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	288	80150	80462
Millencourt-en-Ponthieu Millencourt-en-Ponthieu Millencourt-en-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D82 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	328	80135	80548
Neuilly-l'Hôpital Neuilly-l'Hôpital Neuilly-l'Hôpital is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D32 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	290	80132	80590
Nouvion Nouvion Nouvion is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Nouvion is situated north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the N1 national road junction with the departmental road D111.-Railway:Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles -...	1 210	80860	80598
Noyelles-sur-Mer Noyelles-sur-Mer Noyelles-sur-Mer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Noyelles-sur-Mer is situated on the coast, facing the English Channel, on the D11 and D40 junction, some northwest of Abbeville.-Railways:...	742	80860	80600
Ponthoile Ponthoile Ponthoile is a commune in the Somme department of Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ponthoile is situated on the D235 road, some 15 km northwest of Abbeville, near the bay of the Somme.-History:...	547	80860	80633
Port-le-Grand Port-le-Grand Port-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Port-le-Grand is situated on the D40 road, some northwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	312	80132	80637
Sailly-Flibeaucourt Sailly-Flibeaucourt Sailly-Flibeaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northwest of Abbeville, on the D111c road. The A16 autoroute is only half a mile away.-Population:-External links:*...	947	80970	80692
Le Titre Le Titre Le Titre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Le Titre is situated north of Abbeville, on the N1 road.-Population:-References:*...	289	80132	80763

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
7132	7511	7270	7384	7610	7452
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep...

See also

• Somme
  Somme
  Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
  
  
• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• Le canton de Nouvion on the Insee website