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Amiens 1st (Ouest) Canton
Encyclopedia
The Amiens 1st Canton is a canton
situated in the department of the Somme
and in the Picardie
region
of northern France
.
in the arrondissement of Amiens
. The altitude varies from 12m at Dreuil-lès-Amiens
to 106m at Amiens
for an average of 36m.
and a total of 137753 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
situated in the department of the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
and in the Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of AmiensAmiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
in the arrondissement of Amiens
Arrondissement of Amiens
The arrondissement of Amiens is an arrondissement of France, located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It has 21 cantons and 312 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Amiens are:# Acheux-en-Amiénois...
. The altitude varies from 12m at Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Dreuil-lès-Amiens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...
to 106m at Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
for an average of 36m.
Composition
The Amiens 1st (Ouest) Canton comprises 3 communesCommunes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
and a total of 137753 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens Amiens Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy... (part) |
135,501 (1) | 80000 | 80021 | ||
| Dreuil-lès-Amiens Dreuil-lès-Amiens Dreuil-lès-Amiens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*... |
1,476 | 80470 | 80256 | ||
| Saveuse Saveuse Saveuse is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church-External links:*... |
776 | 80470 | 80730 | ||
| (1) fraction of commune. | |||||
See also
- SommeSommeSomme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
- Arrondissements of the Somme department
- Cantons of the Somme department
- Communes of the Somme department