Canton of Sissonne

Former canton of Sissonne
region	Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
main place	Sissonne
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	10,657 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	35 inhabitants / km²
surface	302.74 km²
Communities	20th
INSEE code	0230

The canton of sissonne was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Laon , in the department of Aisne and the region Picardie ; its main town was Sissonne . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015.

geography

The canton of Sissonne was 302.74 km² and had 10,657 inhabitants at the end ( as of 2012 ). This corresponded to a population density of around 35 inhabitants per square kilometer. The canton was at its lowest point, in Mâchecourt , 67 meters high, at its highest point, in Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt , 208 meters.

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	10.160
1968	10,859
1975	10,310
1982	10,669
1990	10,628
1999	10,479
2006	10,480
2011	10,596

Communities

The canton consisted of 20 municipalities.

local community	Residents	Code postal	Code Insee
Boncourt	225	2350	02097
Bucy-lès-Pierrepont	418	2350	02133
Chivres-en-Laonnois	339	2350	02189
Coucy-lès-Eppes	612	2840	02218
Courtrizy-et-Fussigny	66	2820	02229
Ébouleau	203	2350	02274
Gizy	662	2350	02346
Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont	147	2350	02350
Lappion	292	2150	02409
Liesse-Notre-Dame	1,327	2350	02430
Mâchecourt	122	2350	02448
Marchais	381	2350	02457
Mauregny-en-Haye	420	2820	02472
Missy-les-Pierrepont	95	2350	02486
Montaigu	671	2820	02498
Nizy-le-Comte	250	2150	02553
Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt	1,861	2820	02676
Sainte-Preuve	85	2350	02690
La Selve	190	2150	02705
Sissonne	2.113	2150	02720

Before the First World War , Liesse was a famous welfare center for people plagued by gout .

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