The Canton of Chaulnes 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 Chaulnes

Chaulnes

Chaulnes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Demography:-Culture:Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival "Killer Fest"...

 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 32m (Proyart

Proyart

Proyart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

) to 112m (Lihons

Lihons

Lihons is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:The tomb of Prince Murat.Louis Marie Michel Joachim Napoléon Prince Murat was a descendant of Napoleon’s nephew, the first recipient of the title, He volunteered during World War I and joined...

) for an average of 87m.

Composition

The canton of Chaulnes comprises 22 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 6,564 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Ablaincourt-Pressoir Ablaincourt-Pressoir Ablaincourt-Pressoir is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.The two villages were formerly separately administered, but were joined in 1966.-Geography:...	227	80320	80002
Assevillers Assevillers Assevillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	228	80200	80033
Belloy-en-Santerre Belloy-en-Santerre Belloy-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D79 road, about from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, some east of Amiens.-History:...	167	80200	80080
Berny-en-Santerre Berny-en-Santerre Berny-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the D146 and D150 roads, one mile from the junction of the A1 and A29 autoroutes, some east of Amiens.-Population:...	153	80200	80090
Chaulnes Chaulnes Chaulnes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Demography:-Culture:Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival "Killer Fest"...	1901	80320	80186
Chuignes Chuignes Chuignes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:chuignes is situated on the D143 and D71 crossroads, near the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	127	80340	80194
Dompierre-Becquincourt Dompierre-Becquincourt Dompierre-Becquincourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D71 road, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	642	80980	80247
Estrées-Deniécourt Estrées-Deniécourt Estrées-Deniécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune lies on the national highway N29, at the junction with the A1 autoroute, west of the River Somme and east of Amiens...	245	80200	80288
Fay Fay, Somme Fay is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fay is situated on the D164 road, some east of Amiens and from the A1 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	71	80200	80304
Fontaine-lès-Cappy Fontaine-lès-Cappy Fontaine-lès-Cappy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D71 road, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	53	80340	80325
Foucaucourt-en-Santerre Foucaucourt-en-Santerre Foucaucourt-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N29 road, some east of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:* The war memorial...	223	80340	80335
Framerville-Rainecourt Framerville-Rainecourt Framerville-Rainecourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated east of Amiens on the D329 and a few hundred yards from the A29 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	296	80131	80342
Fresnes-Mazancourt Fresnes-Mazancourt Fresnes-Mazancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated in the east of the département, east of Amiens at the junction of the D45 and N17, about a mile from the A1 and A29 autoroute junction....	134	80320	80353
Herleville Herleville Herleville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Herleville is situated on the D143 road, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	99	80340	80432
Hyencourt-le-Grand Hyencourt-le-Grand Hyencourt-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commun is situated on the D164 road, some southeast of Amiens in the area known as the Santerre.-History:...	81	80320	80447
Lihons Lihons Lihons is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:The tomb of Prince Murat.Louis Marie Michel Joachim Napoléon Prince Murat was a descendant of Napoleon’s nephew, the first recipient of the title, He volunteered during World War I and joined...	377	80320	80481
Omiécourt Omiécourt Omiécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N17 and D42 crossroads, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	223	80320	80608
Proyart Proyart Proyart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	522	80340	80644
Puzeaux Puzeaux Puzeaux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Puzeaux is situated on the D337 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	210	80320	80647
Soyécourt Soyécourt Soyécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated east of Amiens, on the D79 road, less than a mile from the A29 autoroute.-Population:-Places of interest:...	204	80200	80741
Vauvillers Vauvillers, Somme Vauvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	262	80131	80781
Vermandovillers Vermandovillers Vermandovillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Vermandovillers is situated east of Amiens, on the D143 and D79 roads.-World War I – Battles at Vermandovillers:...	119	80320	80789

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5044	6411	6151	6064	6332	6564
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 de Chaulnes on the Insee website