The Canton of Gamaches 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 Gamaches

Gamaches

Gamaches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gamaches is situated on the D1015, on the banks of the Bresle River, the border with Seine-Maritime, some southwest of Abbeville.Huge lakes to the west of the town are a paradise for naturalists, anglers and...

 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 Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle

Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle

Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D1015 road, by the banks of the river Bresle, the border with the Seine-Maritime département, some west of Abbeville and bordered by the Eu...

 to 181m at Bouillancourt-en-Séry

Bouillancourt-en-Séry

Bouillancourt-en-Séry is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated by the banks of the river Bresle, the border with the Seine-Maritime département, on the D67 road, some southwest of Abbeville....

 for an average of 86m.

Composition

The canton of Gamaches comprises 20 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 12,211 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Aigneville Aigneville Aigneville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune lies about southwest of Abbeville, at the junction of the departmental roads D67 and D65.-Demography:-External links:* * *...	658	80210	80008
Beauchamps Beauchamps, Somme Beauchamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated at the junction of the D2 and D1015 roads by the banks of the Bresle River, the border of the departments of the Somme and Seine-Maritime.-Population:...	987	80770	80063
Biencourt Biencourt Biencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Biencourt is situated southwest of Abbeville on the D263 road, about a mile from the A28 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	116	80140	80104
Bouillancourt-en-Séry Bouillancourt-en-Séry Bouillancourt-en-Séry is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated by the banks of the river Bresle, the border with the Seine-Maritime département, on the D67 road, some southwest of Abbeville....	486	80220	80120
Bouttencourt Bouttencourt Bouttencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bouttencourt is situated on the D928 and D1015 crossroads, by the banks of the river Bresle, the border with the Seine-Maritime département, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	1015	80220	80126
Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D1015 road, by the banks of the river Bresle, the border with the Seine-Maritime département, some west of Abbeville and bordered by the Eu...	694	80220	80127
Buigny-lès-Gamaches Buigny-lès-Gamaches Buigny-lès-Gamaches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D190 road, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	403	80220	80148
Cerisy-Buleux Cerisy-Buleux Cerisy-Buleux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D190 road, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-Places of interest:* The old railway line:...	260	80140	80183
Dargnies Dargnies Dargnies is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Dargnies is situated on the D2 and D19 road junction, high up in the valley of the Bresle River, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	1443	80570	80235
Embreville Embreville Embreville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Embreville is situated southwest of Abbeville on the D190, a couple of miles from the river Somme.-Population:-External links:*...	576	80570	80265
Framicourt Framicourt Framicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Framicourt is situated on the D928 road, two miles from the Bresle River, the départemental border with Seine-Maritime and some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:...	151	80140	80343
Frettemeule Frettemeule Frettemeule is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Frettemeule is situated on the D190 road, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	238	80220	80362
Gamaches Gamaches Gamaches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gamaches is situated on the D1015, on the banks of the Bresle River, the border with Seine-Maritime, some southwest of Abbeville.Huge lakes to the west of the town are a paradise for naturalists, anglers and...	2949	80220	80373
Maisnières Maisnières Maisnières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D22 and D190 crossroads, some southwest of Abbeville....	505	80220	80500
Martainneville Martainneville Martainneville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Martainneville is situated on the D190 road, some southwest of Abbeville....	343	80140	80518
Ramburelles Ramburelles Ramburelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ramburelles is situated on the D263 road, some southwest of Abbeville.-Population:-History:...	210	80140	80662
Rambures Rambures Rambures is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Rambures is situated on the D180 and D110 crossroads, some southwest of Abbeville.Apples of the variety named Rambour originated here.-Population:...	365	80140	80663
Tilloy-Floriville Tilloy-Floriville Tilloy-Floriville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Abbeville, just by the D936 road-Population:-External links:*...	324	80220	80760
Le Translay Le Translay Le Translay is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated southwest of Abbeville, on the D928 road-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of Saint Jean-Baptiste...	182	80140	80767
Vismes Vismes Vismes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-History:The chateau of Vismes was built by the seigneurs of Vismes, as documented by Théobald in 1066 . The Marquis de Belleval added: "the ruins still stood in the last century"...	306	80140	80809

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11713	12337	12624	12183	12387	12211
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 Gamaches on the Insee website