Canton of Saint-Quentin-3

Saint-Quentin-3
Canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
No. of communes	9
Seat	Saint-Quentin
Area	62.09 km^2 (23.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	27,158
• Density	437/km^2 (1,130/sq mi)
INSEE code	02 15

The canton of Saint-Quentin-3 (before 2015: Saint-Quentin-Sud) is an administrative division in northern France. It consists of the southern part of the town of Saint-Quentin and its southern suburbs. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 6 to 9 communes:^[2]

1. Castres
2. Contescourt
3. Gauchy
4. Grugies
5. Harly
6. Homblières
7. Mesnil-Saint-Laurent
8. Neuville-Saint-Amand
9. Saint-Quentin (partly)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2013	27,938	—
2018	27,504	−0.31%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

See also

• Cantons of the Aisne department
• Communes of France

References

1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
2. "Décret n° 2014-202 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Aisne" [Decree No. 2014-202 of February 21, 2014 delimiting the cantons in the department of Aisne]. Légifrance (in French). 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
3. Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
4. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE

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