The Canton of Corbie 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 Corbie

Corbie

Corbie is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies in the valley of the River Somme, at the confluence of the River Ancre. The town...

 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 22m at Aubigny

Aubigny, Somme

Aubigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....

 to 142m at Warloy-Baillon

Warloy-Baillon

Warloy-Baillon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road-Population:-Places of interest:...

 for an average of 61m.

Composition

The canton of Corbie comprises 23 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 20,668 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Aubigny Aubigny, Somme Aubigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	536	80800	80036
Baizieux Baizieux Baizieux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northernFrance.-Population:-External links:* * *...	215	80300	80052
Bonnay Bonnay, Somme Bonnay is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bonnay is situated on the D23 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	251	80800	80112
Bresle Bresle Bresle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bresle is situated on the D226 road, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	74	80300	80138
Bussy-lès-Daours Bussy-lès-Daours Bussy-lès-Daours is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1e road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	325	80800	80156
Corbie Corbie Corbie is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The small town is situated up river from Amiens, in the département of Somme and is the main town of the canton of Corbie. It lies in the valley of the River Somme, at the confluence of the River Ancre. The town...	6317	80800	80212
Daours Daours Daours is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Daours is situated on the D1 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* * *...	768	80800	80234
Fouilloy Fouilloy, Somme Fouilloy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fouilloy is situated on the banks of the river Somme, at the junction of the D1 and D23 roads, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	1734	80800	80338
Franvillers Franvillers Franvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Franvillers is situated northeast of Amiens at the junction of the D929 and D23 roads-Population:-External links:* *...	493	80800	80350
Le Hamel Le Hamel, Somme Le Hamel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Le Hamel is situated some east of Amiens in the valley of the Somme...	519	80800	80411
Hamelet Hamelet Hamelet is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	412	80800	80412
Heilly Heilly Heilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Heilly is situated on the D52 road, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...	399	80800	80426
Hénencourt Hénencourt Hénencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the D91 and the D119 roads, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	193	80300	80429
Lahoussoye Lahoussoye Lahoussoye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Lahoussoye is situated on the D929 road, about northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	325	80800	80458
Lamotte-Brebière Lamotte-Brebière Lamotte-Brebière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1b road, some east of Amiens, by the banks of the river Somme.-Population:-External links:*...	242	80450	80461
Lamotte-Warfusée Lamotte-Warfusée Lamotte-Warfusée 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....	513	80800	80463
Marcelcave Marcelcave Marcelcave is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Marcelcave is situated on the D42 road, some east southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	977	80800	80507
Ribemont-sur-Ancre Ribemont-sur-Ancre Ribemont-sur-Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D119 road and by the banks of the river Ancre, a tributary of the Somme River.-Population:...	616	80800	80672
Vaire-sous-Corbie Vaire-sous-Corbie Vaire-sous-Corbie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated east of Amiens, on the D71 road and by the banks of the Somme River.-Population:-External links:*...	263	80800	80774
Vaux-sur-Somme Vaux-sur-Somme Vaux-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. It is best known as the death place of flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron during World War I, in mysterious circumstances. Richthofen was shot down here in 1918 by Captain Arthur Brown,...	339	80800	80784
Vecquemont Vecquemont Vecquemont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Vecquemont is situated east of Amiens, on the D11a road and by the banks of the Somme River.-Population:-External links:*...	497	80800	80785
Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Bretonneux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway.-History - World War I:...	3952	80800	80799
Warloy-Baillon Warloy-Baillon Warloy-Baillon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D919 road-Population:-Places of interest:...	708	80300	80820

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
15817	17240	18075	19027	19765	20668
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

• Le canton de Corbie on the Insee website