Canton of Rue

French canton
name=Canton of Rue
reg=
dept=
arr= Abbeville
chieftown=Rue
numcomm=17
cancode =80 39
pop=11,480
year=1999
area=260,79
dens=44,02
cg=Jean-Louis Wadoux
dates=2004-|

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

ee also

* Somme
* Arrondissements of the Somme department
* Cantons of the Somme department
* Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=P&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&codgeo=8039&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR Le canton de Rue on the Insee website] fr

Notes

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