Canton of Rue

Coordinates: 50°16′23″N 1°40′7″E / 50.27306°N 1.66861°E / 50.27306; 1.66861

Canton of Rue
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Seat	Rue
Communes	17
Government
• Representative	Jean-Louis Wadoux 2004-
Area¹
• Total	260.79 km2 (100.69 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	11,480
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 39
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.

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.

Composition

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

Population

See also

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

External links

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

Notes

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

Cantons of the Somme department Abbeville-Nord Abbeville-Sud Acheux-en-Amiénois Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher Ailly-sur-Noye Albert Amiens 1st (Ouest) Canton Amiens 2nd (Nord-Ouest) Canton Amiens 3rd (Nord-Est) Canton Amiens 4th (Est) Canton Amiens 5th (Sud-Est) Canton Amiens 6th (Sud) Canton Amiens 7th (Sud-Ouest) Canton Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton Ault Bernaville Boves Bray-sur-Somme Chaulnes Combles Conty Corbie Crécy-en-Ponthieu Domart-en-Ponthieu Doullens Friville-Escarbotin Gamaches Hallencourt Ham Hornoy-le-Bourg Molliens-Dreuil Montdidier Moreuil Moyenneville Nesle Nouvion Oisemont Péronne Picquigny Poix-de-Picardie Roisel Rosières-en-Santerre Roye Rue Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Villers-Bocage