The Canton of Crécy-en-Ponthieu 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 Crécy-en-Ponthieu

Crécy-en-Ponthieu

Crécy-en-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France, located south of Calais. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilometres to the south-west of the town and which is one of the largest forests in the north of France...

 in the arrondissement of Abbeville

Arrondissement of Abbeville

The arrondissement of Abbeville is an arrondissement of the Somme département, in the Picardie région of France. It has 12 cantons and 169 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Abbeville are:# Abbeville-Nord# Abbeville-Sud...

. The altitude varies from 7m at Dominois

Dominois

Dominois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Dominois is situated on the D192 road, on the banks of the river Authie, the département border with the Pas-de-Calais, some north of Abbeville.-Population:...

 to 142m at Domléger-Longvillers

Domléger-Longvillers

Domléger-Longvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Domlégeois and Domlégeoises.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D267 and D46 crossroads, some northeast of Abbeville....

 for an average of 61m.

Composition

The canton of Crécy-en-Ponthieu comprises 21 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 5,873 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Le Boisle Le Boisle Le Boisle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The commune lies in the valley of the river Authie and is traversed by the D928. The near neighbouring commune is Labroye.-Demography:-External links:*...	426	80150	80109
Boufflers Boufflers Boufflers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Boufflers is situated on the D224 road, on the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:...	129	80150	80118
Brailly-Cornehotte Brailly-Cornehotte Brailly-Cornehotte is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D56 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	240	80150	80133
Conteville Conteville, Somme Conteville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Conteville is situated on the D156 and D66 crossroads, some northeast of Abbeville....	172	80370	80208
Crécy-en-Ponthieu Crécy-en-Ponthieu Crécy-en-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France, located south of Calais. It gives its name to Crécy Forest, which starts about two kilometres to the south-west of the town and which is one of the largest forests in the north of France...	1577	80150	80222
Dominois Dominois Dominois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Dominois is situated on the D192 road, on the banks of the river Authie, the département border with the Pas-de-Calais, some north of Abbeville.-Population:...	141	80120	80244
Domléger-Longvillers Domléger-Longvillers Domléger-Longvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Domlégeois and Domlégeoises.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D267 and D46 crossroads, some northeast of Abbeville....	267	80370	80245
Dompierre-sur-Authie Dompierre-sur-Authie Dompierre-sur-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is slowly depopulating like most of the countryside towns of this region, with the last shop and last hairdresser in the village having closed in the 1990s...	404	80150	80248
Estrées-lès-Crécy Estrées-lès-Crécy Estrées-lès-Crécy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D938 road, near the site of the Battle of Crecy, some north of Abbeville.-Railway:...	362	80150	80290
Fontaine-sur-Maye Fontaine-sur-Maye Fontaine-sur-Maye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D56 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	129	80150	80327
Froyelles Froyelles Froyelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Froyelles is situated on the D928 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	66	80150	80371
Gueschart Gueschart Gueschart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gueschart is situated on the D938 road, a mile from the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:...	324	80150	80396
Hiermont Hiermont Hiermont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hiermont is situated on the D941 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	167	80370	80440
Ligescourt Ligescourt Ligescourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ligescourt is situated on the D12 road, some north of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	194	80150	80477
Maison-Ponthieu Maison-Ponthieu Maison-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D56e road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	278	80150	80501
Neuilly-le-Dien Neuilly-le-Dien Neuilly-le-Dien is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D938 road, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	110	80150	80589
Noyelles-en-Chaussée Noyelles-en-Chaussée Noyelles-en-Chaussée is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D108 and D56 crossroads, some northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	248	80150	80599
Ponches-Estruval Ponches-Estruval Ponches-Estruval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D224 road, some north of Abbeville, by the banks of the river Authie and close to the border with the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:...	125	80150	80631
Vitz-sur-Authie Vitz-sur-Authie Vitz-sur-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Abbeville, on the D121 road and on the border with the Pas-de-Calais department.-History:...	127	80150	80810
Yvrench Yvrench Yvrench is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Yvrench is situated 9 miles northeast of Abbeville, on the D108 road, the route of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.-Population:...	249	80150	80832
Yvrencheux Yvrencheux Yvrencheux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Yvrencheux is situated northeast of Abbeville, on the D256a road-Population:-External links:*...	138	80150	80833

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
6881	7282	6711	6307	5939	5873
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 Crécy-en-Ponthieu on the Insee website