Canton of La Fère

La Fère
Former canton
Interactive map of La Fère
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
No. of communes20
Disbanded2015
SeatLa Fère
Area
154.52 km2 (59.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
12,506
 • Density80.935/km2 (209.62/sq mi)

The canton of La Fère 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 20 communes[1] that joined the canton of Tergnier in 2015.[2] It had 3,299 inhabitants (2012).[1]

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics

Historical population Canton of La Fère
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Pop.12,79813,81312,77812,09312,04511,931
±%—    +7.9%−7.5%−5.4%−0.4%−0.9%
From the year 1962 on: No double counting – residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.
Source: INSEE

See also

References

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