The Canton of Oisemont 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 Oisemont

Oisemont

Oisemont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Oisemont is situated on the junction of the D25, D29 and D936 roads, some 10 south of Abbeville and west of Amiens.-Population:-History:...

 in the arrondissement of Amiens

Arrondissement of Amiens

The arrondissement of Amiens is an arrondissement of France, located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It has 21 cantons and 312 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Amiens are:# Acheux-en-Amiénois...

. The altitude varies from 48m at Heucourt-Croquoison

Heucourt-Croquoison

Heucourt-Croquoison is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D96 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...

 to 204m at Neuville-Coppegueule

Neuville-Coppegueule

Neuville-Coppegueule is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1015 road, some west of Amiens, near the banks of the river Bresle on the border with Seine-Maritime...

 for an average of 118m. The canton's economy is almost entirely agricultural, only the chef-lieu

Chef-lieu

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 having a population in excess of 1000.

Composition

The canton of Oisemont comprises 31 mostly very small 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 5,957 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Andainville Andainville Andainville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Abbeville at the junction of the D187 and D110.-Population:-External links:*...	196	80140	80022
Aumâtre Aumâtre Aumâtre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-References:*...	196	80140	80040
Avesnes-Chaussoy Avesnes-Chaussoy Avesnes-Chaussoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	53	80140	80048
Bermesnil Bermesnil Bermesnil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bermesnil is situated on the D187 road, near the banks of the Bresle River, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:* * *...	203	80140	80084
Cannessières Cannessières Cannessières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D195 road, some south-southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	85	80140	80169
Épaumesnil Épaumesnil Épaumesnil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Épaumesnil is situated on the D96 road, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	107	80140	80269
Étréjust Étréjust Étréjust is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Étréjust is situated at the junction of the D157a and D157b roads, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	39	80140	80297
Fontaine-le-Sec Fontaine-le-Sec Fontaine-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated just off the D29 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	151	80140	80324
Forceville-en-Vimeu Forceville-en-Vimeu Forceville-en-Vimeu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D53 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-Places of interest:* 17th century château* Disused railway line...	262	80140	80330
Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the D110 and D25 roads, some southwest of Abbeville near the banks of the Bresle River.-Population:...	68	80140	80336
Fresnes-Tilloloy Fresnes-Tilloloy Fresnes-Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Abbeville on the D25 road-Population:-History:...	137	80140	80354
Fresneville Fresneville Fresneville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fresneville is situated on the D29 and D26 crossroads, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	78	80140	80355
Fresnoy-Andainville Fresnoy-Andainville Fresnoy-Andainville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	80	80140	80356
Frettecuisse Frettecuisse Frettecuisse is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Frettecuisse is situated on the D29 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	68	80140	80361
Heucourt-Croquoison Heucourt-Croquoison Heucourt-Croquoison is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D96 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	101	80270	80437
Inval-Boiron Inval-Boiron Inval-Boiron is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D211 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	90	80430	80450
Lignières-en-Vimeu Lignières-en-Vimeu Lignières-en-Vimeu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D110 road, some south-southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	107	80140	80480
Le Mazis Le Mazis Le Mazis is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Le Mazis is situated on the D211 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	97	80430	80522
Mouflières Mouflières Mouflières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D25 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	71	80140	80575
Nesle-l'Hôpital Nesle-l'Hôpital Nesle-l'Hôpital is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1015 road, some southwest of Abbeville, on the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime.-Population:...	158	80140	80586
Neslette Neslette Neslette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Neslette is situated on the D1015 road, some southwest of Abbeville on the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime.-Population:-External links:*...	91	80140	80587
Neuville-au-Bois Neuville-au-Bois Neuville-au-Bois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D53 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	183	80140	80591
Neuville-Coppegueule Neuville-Coppegueule Neuville-Coppegueule is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1015 road, some west of Amiens, near the banks of the river Bresle on the border with Seine-Maritime...	535	80430	80592
Oisemont Oisemont Oisemont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Oisemont is situated on the junction of the D25, D29 and D936 roads, some 10 south of Abbeville and west of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	1244	80140	80606
Saint-Aubin-Rivière Saint-Aubin-Rivière Saint-Aubin-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some south of Abbeville, on the D211 road and on the banks of the river Liger.-Population:-References:*...	113	80430	80699
Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some south of Abbeville, on the D246 road and by the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime.-Population:...	57	80140	80707
Saint-Maulvis Saint-Maulvis Saint-Maulvis is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some south of Abbeville, on the D96 and D187 roads.-Population:-History:...	226	80140	80709
Senarpont Senarpont Senarpont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Senarpont is situated at the confluence of the rivers Liger & Bresle west of Amiens, on the D1015 road-Population:-External links:*...	770	80140	80732
Vergies Vergies Vergies is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	151	80270	80788
Villeroy Villeroy, Somme Villeroy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Villeroy is situated 13 miles southwest of Abbeville, on the D108e road-Population:-History:...	216	80140	80796
Woirel Woirel Woirel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	24	80140	80828

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5753	6347	6340	6232	6172	5957
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

• Trésor des régions ]
• Comité d'Expansion de la Somme ]
• Le canton d'Oisemont on the Insee website