The Canton of Oisemont is a former canton in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation in March 2015. It consisted of 31 communes, which joined the canton of Poix-de-Picardie in 2015. It had 6,183 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
Geography The canton is organised around the commune of Oisemont in the arrondissement of Abbeville (arrondissement of Amiens before 2009). The altitude varies from 48m at Heucourt-Croquoison to 204m at Neuville-Coppegueule for an average of 118m. The canton's economy is almost entirely agricultural, only the chef-lieu having a population in excess of 1000.
The canton comprised 31 communes:
Andainville Aumâtre Avesnes-Chaussoy Bermesnil Cannessières Épaumesnil Étréjust Fontaine-le-Sec Forceville-en-Vimeu Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle Fresnes-Tilloloy Fresneville Fresnoy-Andainville Frettecuisse Heucourt-Croquoison Inval-Boiron Lignières-en-Vimeu Le Mazis Mouflières Nesle-l'Hôpital Neslette Neuville-au-Bois Neuville-Coppegueule Oisemont Saint-Aubin-Rivière Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle Saint-Maulvis Senarpont Vergies Villeroy Woirel
Population 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 575363476340623261725957 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
External links Oisemont, Trésor des régions