Canton of Sains-Richaumont

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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