Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois
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The Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois is a canton
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
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 of northern France
France
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.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Acheux-en-Amiénois
Acheux-en-Amiénois
Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.-History:...

 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 63m at Toutencourt
Toutencourt
Toutencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Toutencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D23 and D14 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...

 to 157m at Authie
Authie, Somme
Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....

 for an average of 129m.

Composition

The canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois comprises 26 communes
Communes 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 5,809 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Acheux-en-Amiénois
Acheux-en-Amiénois
Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.-History:...

514 80560 80003
Arquèves
Arquèves
Arquèves is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-References:*...

 
143 80560 80028
Authie
Authie, Somme
Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....

 
238 80560 80043
Bayencourt
Bayencourt
Bayencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:A very small village, situated on the junction of the D23 and D129 roads, about halfway between Arras and Amiens.-Population:-External links:...

 
73 80560 80057
Bertrancourt
Bertrancourt
Bertrancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bertrancourt is situated on the D176 and D144 road junction, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* * *...

 
199 80560 80095
Bus-lès-Artois
Bus-lès-Artois
Bus-lès-Artois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D176 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
146 80560 80153
Coigneux
Coigneux
Coigneux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Coigneux is situated on the D176 road, some northeast of Amiens. The source of the Authie river is found here.-Population:-External links:*...

 
50 80560 80201
Colincamps
Colincamps
Colincamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Colincamps is situated on the D129 and D4129 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

 
88 80560 80203
Courcelles-au-Bois
Courcelles-au-Bois
Courcelles-au-Bois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D114 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

 
74 80560 80217
Englebelmer
Englebelmer
Englebelmer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

 
242 80300 80266
Forceville
Forceville
Forceville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated on the D938 road, some northwest of Amiens.On 18 December 1915 the 107th Machine Gun Corps was established here as part of the 36th Division....

 
161 80560 80329
Harponville
Harponville
Harponville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Harponville is situated on the D47 road, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...

 
125 80560 80420
Hédauville
Hédauville
Hédauville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hédauville is situated on the D938 and D919 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

 
100 80560 80425
Hérissart
Hérissart
Hérissart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commuen is situated at the junction of the D60 and D114 road, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...

 
494 80260 80431
Léalvillers
Léalvillers
-External links:* * -Notes:*This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted 29 February 2008....

 
166 80560 80470
Louvencourt
Louvencourt
Louvencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Louvencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D938 road-Population:-External links:*...

 
264 80560 80493
Mailly-Maillet
Mailly-Maillet
Mailly-Maillet is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D919 road, about northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:* *...

 
604 80560 80498
Marieux
Marieux
Marieux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-History:The château was built in 1777 and is still owned and occupied by the same family today...

 
82 80560 80514
Puchevillers
Puchevillers
Puchevillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Puchevillers is situated on the D11 and D23 crossroads, some north of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

 
487 80560 80645
Raincheval
Raincheval
Raincheval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Raincheval is situated on the D31 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

 
244 80600 80659
Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
Saint-Léger-lès-Authie
Saint-Léger-lès-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some northeast of Amiens, on the D152 road and on the banks of the Authie River, the border with the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:...

 
98 80560 80705
Senlis-le-Sec
Senlis-le-Sec
Senlis-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D119 road-Population:-External links:*...

 
302 80300 80733
Thièvres
Thièvres, Somme
Thièvres is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated north of Amiens, on the D1 road...

 
132 62760 80756
Toutencourt
Toutencourt
Toutencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Toutencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D23 and D14 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...

 
493 80560 80766
Varennes
Varennes, Somme
Varennes-en-Croix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Varennes is situated northeast of Amiens, at the junction of the D47, D447 and D179, in the form of a cross.-Middle Ages:...

 
177 80560 80776
Vauchelles-lès-Authie
Vauchelles-lès-Authie
Vauchelles-lès-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D124 road-Population:-External links:*...

 
113 80560 80777

Population

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1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
5947 6228 5895 5754 5730 5809
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
Population without double counting
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See also

  • 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....

  • Arrondissements of the Somme department
  • Cantons of the Somme department
  • Communes of the Somme department

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