The Canton of Rue 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 Rue

Rue, Somme

Rue is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Rue is situated some north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads.-Population:-History:...

 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 1m at Fort-Mahon-Plage

Fort-Mahon-Plage

Fort-Mahon-Plage is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the coast of the English Channel and endowed with a sandy beach and massive sand dunes, Fort-Mahon-Plage attracts many tourists, especially during the summer and at the weekends...

 to 77m at Argoules

Argoules

Argoules is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated north of Abbeville on the D192, on the banks of the Authie River.-Population:-Places and monuments:...

 for an average of 15m.

Composition

The canton of Rue comprises 17 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 11,480 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Argoules Argoules Argoules is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated north of Abbeville on the D192, on the banks of the Authie River.-Population:-Places and monuments:...	335	80120	80025
Arry Arry, Somme Arry is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated about 1 kilometre from the A16 autoroute, on the D938 road to Rue.-Population:-Monument aux morts:...	164	80120	80030
Bernay-en-Ponthieu Bernay-en-Ponthieu Bernay-en-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N1 road, next to the A16 autoroute, some north of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:* *...	202	80120	80087
Le Crotoy Le Crotoy Le Crotoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Crotellois-Geography:Le Crotoy is situated on the D143 and D71 crossroads, on the estuary of the river Somme, some northwest of Abbeville....	2439	80550	80228
Favières Favières, Somme Favières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D140 road, from the estuary of the river Somme, some northwest of Abbeville.-Railway:...	405	80120	80303
Fort-Mahon-Plage Fort-Mahon-Plage Fort-Mahon-Plage is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the coast of the English Channel and endowed with a sandy beach and massive sand dunes, Fort-Mahon-Plage attracts many tourists, especially during the summer and at the weekends...	1140	80120	80333
Machiel Machiel Machiel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Machiel is situated on the D938 road, some north of Abbeville, in the forest of Crécy.-Population:-Monument aux morts:...	171	80150	80496
Machy Machy, Somme Machy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Machy is situated on the D938 road, some north of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	109	80150	80497
Nampont Nampont Nampont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Nampont is situated on the banks of the Authie river, at the junction of the N1 and D12 roads and on the border of the departments of the Somme and the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:-Places and monuments:The ‘Maison...	228	80120	80580
Quend Quend Quend is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Quennois.-Geography:Quend is situated between the estuaries of the Somme and the Authie, with the D940 connecting to the A16 motorway...	1 205	80120	80649
Regnière-Écluse Regnière-Écluse Regnière-Écluse is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some north of Abbeville, on the D938 road and surrounded by the forest of Crécy-Population:-External links:*...	122	80120	80665
Rue Rue, Somme Rue is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Rue is situated some north of Abbeville, on the junction of the D938, D4 and D85 roads.-Population:-History:...	3075	80120	80688
Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated some northwest of Abbeville, on the D204 road, with part of the Marquenterre national park within the commune.-Population:...	334	80120	80713
Vercourt Vercourt Vercourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	85	80120	80787
Villers-sur-Authie Villers-sur-Authie Villers-sur-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	362	80120	80806
Vironchaux Vironchaux Vironchaux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	383	80150	80808
Vron Vron Vron is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Vron is situated in rolling countryside on the N1 and D175 road junction north-northwest of Abbeville.-Population:-Monument aux morts:...	721	80120	80815

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11381	11816	11836	11538	11315	11480
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 Rue on the Insee website