The Canton of Doullens 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 Doullens

Doullens

Doullens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Doullennais and Doullennaises.-Geography:...

 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 47m at Hem-Hardinval

Hem-Hardinval

Hem-Hardinval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D925 and D128 junction, some northeast of Amiens by the banks of the Authie river, the département border with the Pas-de-Calais.....

 to 174m at Lucheux

Lucheux

Lucheux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Lucheux is situated on the D5 road, some southwest of Arras, near the border with the neighbouring département of the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:-History:...

 for an average of 97m.

Composition

The canton of Doullens comprises 14 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 13,158 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Authieule Authieule Authieule is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	356	80600	80044
Beauquesne Beauquesne Beauquesne is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.The name comes from the Picard for the oak tree, ‘quesne’-Geography:Situated at the junction of the D23 and the D31 roads, 17 miles to the north of Amiens-Population:...	1176	80600	80070
Beauval Beauval, Somme Beauval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Beauval is north of Amiens, towards Doullens, on the national road N25.-Population:-Places and monuments:...	2243	80630	80071
Bouquemaison Bouquemaison Bouquemaison is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bouquemaison is situated on the D196 and D916 road junction, some north of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* * *...	485	80600	80122
Brévillers Brévillers, Somme Brévillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D200 road, some southwest of Arras.-Population:-External links:* * *...	87	80600	80140
Doullens Doullens Doullens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Doullennais and Doullennaises.-Geography:...	6279	80600	80253
Gézaincourt Gézaincourt Gézaincourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D128 road, some east-northeast of Abbeville, near the banks of the river Authie.-Population:-External links:* * *...	466	80600	80377
Grouches-Luchuel Grouches-Luchuel Grouches-Luchuel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated on the D5 road, some southwest of Arras.A small stream, a tributary of the Authie, separates the two parts of the commune.-Population:...	472	80600	80392
Hem-Hardinval Hem-Hardinval Hem-Hardinval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D925 and D128 junction, some northeast of Amiens by the banks of the Authie river, the département border with the Pas-de-Calais.....	278	80600	80427
Humbercourt Humbercourt Humbercourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Humbercourt is situated on the D127 road, some southwest of Arras and on the border with the Pas-de-Calais département formed by the Grouches valley...	279	80600	80445
Longuevillette Longuevillette Longuevillette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Longuevillette is situated north of Amiens, on the D31e road-Population:-External links:* *...	60	80600	80491
Lucheux Lucheux Lucheux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Lucheux is situated on the D5 road, some southwest of Arras, near the border with the neighbouring département of the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:-History:...	568	80600	80495
Neuvillette Neuvillette, Somme Neuvillette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Neuvillette is situated on the D196 road, some northeast of Abbeville, near the border with the Pas-de-Calais département.-Population:-External links:* * *...	179	80600	80596
Terramesnil Terramesnil Terramesnil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Terramesnil is situated north of Amiens, on the D23 road and on the border with the department of the Pas-de-Calais-Population:-External links:* .*...	230	80600	80749

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
12865	13905	14152	13755	13556	13158
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

• Portail du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme
• Le canton de Doullens on the Insee website
• Website of the Communauté de Communes du Doullennais