The Canton of Albert 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

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 Albert

Albert, Somme

Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.-History:Albert was founded as a Roman outpost called Encre, in about 54 BC...

 in the arrondissement of Péronne

Arrondissement of Péronne

The arrondissement of Péronne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It has 8 cantons and 169 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Péronne are:# Albert# Bray-sur-Somme...

. The altitude varies from 38m (Buire-sur-l'Ancre

Buire-sur-l'Ancre

Buire-sur-l'Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D52 road, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

) to 161m (Contalmaison

Contalmaison

Contalmaison is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Contalmaison is situated on the D147 and D20 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...

) for an average of 91m.

Composition

The canton of Albert 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 17,080 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Albert Albert, Somme Albert is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume.-History:Albert was founded as a Roman outpost called Encre, in about 54 BC...	10065	80300	80016
Auchonvillers Auchonvillers Auchonvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	147	80560	80038
Authuille Authuille Authuille is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	167	80300	80045
Aveluy Aveluy Aveluy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	525	80300	80047
Bazentin Bazentin Bazentin is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated between Amiens to the southwest and Arras to the north, on the D73 road.-Population:-External links:* * * *...	77	80300	80059
Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Arras on the D50 and D163 junction. The Ancre river is little more than a trickle through marshy ground at this point....	87	80300	80065
Beaumont-Hamel Beaumont-Hamel Beaumont-Hamel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.During the First World War, Beaumont-Hamel was very close to the front lines and saw heavy combat, especially during the Battle of the Somme which was the largest Allied offensive of the entire war. By 1918 the...	218	80300	80069
Bécordel-Bécourt Bécordel-Bécourt Bécordel-Bécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated on the D938 road, about southeast of Albert.-Population:-External links:* * *...	122	80300	80073
Bouzincourt Bouzincourt Bouzincourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.The name Bouzincourt is derived from the words for forest and the typical Picardy village suffix '-court' . It was therefore a wooded village.-Geography:...	511	80300	80129
Buire-sur-l'Ancre Buire-sur-l'Ancre Buire-sur-l'Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D52 road, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	312	80300	80151
Contalmaison Contalmaison Contalmaison is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Contalmaison is situated on the D147 and D20 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...	98	80300	80206
Courcelette Courcelette Courcelette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Courcelette is situated on the D929 and D107 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...	133	80300	80216
Dernancourt Dernancourt Dernancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Dernancourt is situated on the D52 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-Places and monuments:...	437	80300	80238
Fricourt Fricourt Fricourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fricourt is situated on the D147 and D64 junction, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...	448	80300	80366
Grandcourt Grandcourt, Somme Grandcourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Grandcourt is situated on the D151 road, some northeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Ancre river.-Population:-External links:*...	176	80300	80384
Irles Irles Irles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Irles is situated on the D163 road, some south of Arras, near the border with the département of the Pas-de-Calais.-History:...	104	80300	80451
Laviéville Laviéville Laviéville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D119 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	134	80300	80468
Mametz Mametz, Somme Mametz is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Mametz is situated on the D64 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	165	80300	80505
Méaulte Méaulte Méaulte is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D329 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-Personalities:...	1254	80300	80523
Mesnil-Martinsart Mesnil-Martinsart Mesnil-Martinsart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D174 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	233	80300	80540
Millencourt Millencourt Millencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Millencourt is situated on the D91 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	217	80300	80547
Miraumont Miraumont Miraumont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets.-Geography:Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens,...	655	80300	80549
Ovillers-la-Boisselle Ovillers-la-Boisselle Ovillers-la-Boisselle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D929 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	371	80300	80615
Pozières Pozières Pozières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D929 road, some northeast of Amiens between Albert and Bapaume, on the Pozières ridge.-Population:-History:...	244	80300	80640
Pys Pys Pys is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Pys is situated on the D929 road, some north of Amiens, on the border with the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:-External links:*...	82	80300	80648
Thiepval Thiepval The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 who have no known grave...	98	80300	80753

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16854	17941	18690	18041	17156	17080
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep...

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

External links

• The canton d'Albert on the Insee website
• Photos of the Somme