Canton of Rue

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Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′07″E / 50.2730555556, 1.66861111111

Canton of Rue
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Communes	17
Chief Town	Rue
Representative	Jean-Louis Wadoux
Cantonal code	80 39
Statistics
Land area¹	260,79 km²
Population
-1999	11,480
-Density	44,02/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Rue is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Rue in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 1m at Fort-Mahon-Plage to 77m at Argoules for an average of 15m.

[edit] Composition

The canton of Rue comprises 17 communes and a total of 11,480 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Argoules	335	80120	80025
Arry	164	80120	80030
Bernay-en-Ponthieu	202	80120	80087
Le Crotoy	2439	80550	80228
Favières	405	80120	80303
Fort-Mahon-Plage	1140	80120	80333
Machiel	171	80150	80496
Machy	109	80150	80497
Nampont	228	80120	80580
Quend	1 205	80120	80649
Regnière-Écluse	122	80120	80665
Rue	3075	80120	80688
Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont	334	80120	80713
Vercourt	85	80120	80787
Villers-sur-Authie	362	80120	80806
Vironchaux	383	80150	80808
Vron	721	80120	80815

[edit] Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11381	11816	11836	11538	11315	11480
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Le canton de Rue on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.