Canton of Sains-Richaumont

Former Canton of Sains-Richaumont
region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
main place	Sains-Richaumont
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	4,450 (Jan 1, 2012)
Population density	26 inhabitants / km²
surface	171.88 km²
Communities	19th
INSEE code	0227

The canton of Sains-Richaumont was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement Vervins , in Aisne and the region Picardie ; its main town was Sains-Richaumont . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

The canton of Sains-Richaumont was 171.88 km² and had 4,450 inhabitants at the end ( as of 2012 ). This corresponded to a population density of around 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The canton was at its lowest point, in Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy , 66 meters high, at its highest point, in Lemé , 183 meters.

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	5,557
1968	5,893
1975	5,109
1982	4,753
1990	4,478
1999	4,422
2006	4,354
2011	4,475

Communities

The canton consisted of 19 municipalities:

local community	Residents	Code postal	Code Insee
Berlancourt	93	2250	02068
Chevennes	155	2250	02182
Colonfay	95	2120	02206
Franqueville	123	2140	02331
Le Hérie-la-Viéville	243	2120	02379
Housset	193	2250	02385
Landifay-et-Bertaignemont	277	2120	02403
Lemé	474	2140	02416
Marfontaine	88	2140	02463
Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy	330	2270	02491
La Neuville-Housset	50	2250	02547
Puisieux-et-Clanlieu	299	2120	02629
Rougeries	241	2140	02657
Sains-Richaumont	951	2120	02668
Saint-Gobert	320	2140	02681
Saint-Pierre-lès-Franqueville	60	2140	02688
Le Sourd	152	2140	02731
Voharies	78	2140	02823
Wiège-Faty	200	2120	02832

politics

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