Canton of Wassigny

The canton of Wassigny is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 15 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Guise in 2015.[2] It had 6,612 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Wassigny
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
No. of communes15
Disbanded2015
SeatWassigny
Area
122.91 km2 (47.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
6,612
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics
Historical population of Canton of Wassigny
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population7 0397 4517 0037 0056 7436 712
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: 02 Aisne, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-202 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Aisne

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