Canton of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache

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Former
canton of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
region Picardy
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Vervins
main place Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
Dissolution date March 29, 2015
Residents 6,805 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density 49 inhabitants / km²
surface 139.24 km²
Communities 9
INSEE code 0223

The canton of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache was a French canton in the Arrondissement Vervins , in the Département Aisne and in the Picardy region until 2015 ; its main town was Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

geography

The canton of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache was 139.24 km² and had 6,805 inhabitants at the end ( as of 2012 ). This corresponded to a population density of around 49 inhabitants per square kilometer. The canton was at its lowest point, in La Neuville-lès-Dorengt , 124 meters high, and at its highest point, in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache , 229 meters.

Communities

The canton consisted of nine municipalities:

local community Population year Area km² Population density Code INSEE Post Code
Barzy-en-Thiérache 314 (2013) 7.63 41 inhabitants / km² 02050 02170
Bergues-sur-Sambre 217 (2013) 4.41 49 inhabitants / km² 02067 02450
Boué 1,277 (2013) 10.44 122 inhabitants / km² 02103 02450
Dorengt 157 (2013) 10.5 15 inhabitants / km² 02269 02450
Esquéhéries 843 (2013) 16.21 52 inhabitants / km² 02286 02170
Fesmy-le-Sart 516 (2013) 16.06 32 inhabitants / km² 02308 02450
Leschelle 285 (2013) 14.69 19 inhabitants / km² 02419 02170
La Neuville-lès-Dorengt 399 (2013) 10.88 37 inhabitants / km² 02548 02450
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache 2,792 (2013) 48.42 58 inhabitants / km² 02558 02170

Residents

Population development
year Residents
1962 7,512
1968 8,089
1975 7,875
1982 7,584
1990 7.118
1999 6,814
2006 6,761
2011 6,807

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office Surname Political party
2004-2015 Thierry Thomas PS

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