Country France Department Somme Seat Nesle | Region Picardie Arrondissement Péronne Communes 21 | |
The Canton of Nesle is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 21 communes, which joined the canton of Ham in 2015.
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Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Nesle in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 47m (Saint-Christ-Briost) to 104m (Licourt) for an average of 71m.
Composition
The canton of Nesle comprised 21 communes and a total of 7,546 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Canton of Nesle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA