Canton of Conty

49°44′29″N 2°9′9″E

Conty
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
No. of communes	23
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Conty
Area	205.21 km^2 (79.23 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	9,237
• Density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)

The Canton of Conty is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 23 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye in 2015.^[2] It had 9,237 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Conty in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 36m at Bacouel-sur-Selle to 194m at Belleuse for an average of 83m.

The canton comprised 23 communes:^[1]

• Bacouel-sur-Selle
• Belleuse
• Bosquel
• Brassy
• Contre
• Conty
• Courcelles-sous-Thoix
• Essertaux
• Fleury
• Fossemanant
• Frémontiers
• Lœuilly
• Monsures
• Namps-Maisnil
• Nampty
• Neuville-lès-Lœuilly
• Oresmaux
• Plachy-Buyon
• Prouzel
• Sentelie
• Thoix
• Tilloy-lès-Conty
• Velennes

Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
6617	7112	7026	7661	8266	8918
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
2. Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme