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]

La Fère
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
No. of communes20
Disbanded2015
SeatLa Fère
Area
154.52 km2 (59.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
12,506
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)

The canton comprised the following communes:[1]

Demographics

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Historical population of Canton of La Fère
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population12 79813 81312 77812 09312 04511 931
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

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References

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