Canton of Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher

50°4′43″N 1°59′46″E / 50.07861°N 1.99611°E / 50.07861; 1.99611

Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes20
Disbanded2015
SeatAilly-le-Haut-Clocher
Area
154.75 km2 (59.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
7,793
 • Density50/km2 (100/sq mi)

The Canton of Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 20 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Rue in 2015.[2] It had 7,793 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 6m at Long to 136m at Cramont for an average of 68m.

The canton comprised 20 communes:[1]

Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
7090 7297 6870 6686 6825 7043
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme


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