Canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne

Former Canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne
region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
main place	Moÿ-de-l'Aisne
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	7,898 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	62 inhabitants / km²
surface	127.56 km²
Communities	17th
INSEE code	0220

The canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne was a French canton in the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin , in the department of Aisne and in the region of Picardy until 2015 ; its main town was Moÿ-de-l'Aisne . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

geography

The canton Moÿ-de-l'Aisne was 127.56 km² and had 7,898 inhabitants at the end ( as of 2012 ). This corresponds to a population density of around 62 inhabitants per square kilometer. The canton was at its lowest point, in Vendeuil , 49 meters high, at its highest point, in Benay , 126 meters.

Although it belongs to the Aisne department, the former canton lies on the Oise . Alongside the canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne, there are also the towns of Vendeuil, Brissay-Choigny, Brissy-Hamégicourt, Mézières-sur-Oise and Berthenicourt.

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	6,875
1968	7,264
1975	7.144
1982	7,596
1990	8,014
1999	7,752
2006	7,858
2011	7,918

Communities

The canton consisted of 17 municipalities.

local community	Residents	Code postal	Code Insee
Alaincourt	465	2240	02009
Benay	187	2440	02066
Berthenicourt	200	2240	02075
Brissay-Choigny	301	2240	02123
Brissy-Hamégicourt	626	2240	02124
Cerizy	48	2240	02149
Châtillon-sur-Oise	128	2240	02170
Essigny-le-Grand	1,196	2690	02287
Gibercourt	37	2440	02345
Hinacourt	41	2440	02380
Itancourt	1,048	2240	02387
Ly-Fontaine	87	2440	02446
Mezieres-sur-Oise	567	2240	02483
Moÿ-de-l'Aisne	1.002	2610	02532
Remigny	369	2440	02639
Urvillers	594	2690	02756
Vendeuil	856	2800	02775

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
2001-2008	Bernard Testu	RPR
2008-2015	Frédéric Martin	PS