49°44′29″N 2°9′9″E / 49.74139°N 2.15250°E / 49.74139; 2.15250
Former canton in Hauts-de-France, France| Conty | |
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| Former canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| No. of communes | 23 |
| Disbanded | 2015 |
| Seat | Conty |
| Area | 205.21 km (79.23 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,237 |
| • Density | 45/km (120/sq mi) |
The Canton of Conty is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 23 communes, which joined the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye in 2015. It had 9,237 inhabitants (2012).
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Conty in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 36m at Bacouel-sur-Selle to 194m at Belleuse for an average of 83m.
The canton comprised 23 communes:
- Bacouel-sur-Selle
- Belleuse
- Bosquel
- Brassy
- Contre
- Conty
- Courcelles-sous-Thoix
- Essertaux
- Fleury
- Fossemanant
- Frémontiers
- Lœuilly
- Monsures
- Namps-Maisnil
- Nampty
- Neuville-lès-Lœuilly
- Oresmaux
- Plachy-Buyon
- Prouzel
- Sentelie
- Thoix
- Tilloy-lès-Conty
- Velennes
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 6617 | 7112 | 7026 | 7661 | 8266 | 8918 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
See also
- Arrondissements of the Somme department
- Cantons of the Somme department
- Communes of the Somme department
References
- ^ Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
- Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
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