The Canton of Ham 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 Ham

Ham, Somme

Ham is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ham is situated on the D930 and D937 crossroads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin, in the far southeast of the department, near the border with the department of the Aisne....

 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 47m at Athies

Athies, Somme

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

 to 96m at Tertry

Tertry

Tertry may refer to*The Battle of Tertry or*Tertry, Somme, a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France....

 for an average of 72 m.

Composition

The canton of Ham comprises 19 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 13,337 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Athies Athies, Somme Athies is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	632	80200	80034
Brouchy Brouchy Brouchy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Brouchy is situated on the D4937 road, some southwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	578	80400	80144
Croix-Moligneaux Croix-Moligneaux Croix-Moligneaux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D937 road, a mile from the banks of the river Somme, some west of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	308	80400	80226
Devise Devise, Somme Devise is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Devise is situated on the D45 road, on the banks of the Omignon, a tributary of the river Somme, some west of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	76	80200	80239
Douilly Douilly Douilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Douilly is situated on the D145 and D189 crossroads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	222	80400	80252
Ennemain Ennemain Ennemain is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ennemain is situated on the D103 and D145 crossroads, from the banks of the river Somme, some west of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	248	80200	80267
Eppeville Eppeville Eppeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Eppeville is situated on the D932 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some southwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	2015	80400	80274
Esmery-Hallon Esmery-Hallon Esmery-Hallon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D186 and D17 junction, some southwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:* *...	764	80400	80284
Ham Ham, Somme Ham is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ham is situated on the D930 and D937 crossroads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin, in the far southeast of the department, near the border with the department of the Aisne....	5398	80400	80410
Matigny Matigny Matigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Matigny is situated on the D937 road, some west of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	511	80400	80519
Monchy-Lagache Monchy-Lagache Monchy-Lagache is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D15 road, some west of Saint Quentin, on the northeasterly border of the departement.-Population:-External links:* *...	740	80200	80555
Muille-Villette Muille-Villette Muille-Villette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D932 road, some southwest of Saint Quentin, in the far southeast of the département.-Population:-External links:*...	785	80400	80579
Offoy Offoy, Somme Offoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Offoy is situated on the D17 road, on the banks of the upper reaches of the Somme River, about southwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	224	80400	80605
Quivières Quivières Quivières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D145 road, some west of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	178	80400	80658
Sancourt Sancourt, Somme Sancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Sancourt is situated east of Amiens, in the far southeast of the department, by the banks of the Somme River and on the D937 road-Population:-External links:*...	279	80400	80726
Tertry Tertry, Somme Tertry is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Tertry is situated east of Amiens, on the D44 and D45 crossroads.-Population:-History:...	186	80200	80750
Ugny-l'Équipée Ugny-l'Équipée Ugny-l'Équipée is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated east of Amiens, on the D145 road and on the border with the département of Aisne.-Population:-External links:*...	46	80400	80771
Villecourt Villecourt Villecourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Villecour is situated 30 miles east southeast of Amiens, on the D15 road and by the banks of the Somme River.-Population:-External links:*...	58	80190	80794
Y Y, Somme Y is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.The name is pronounced like the letter E in English. It bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world...	89	80190	80829

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
12787	13812	14341	14323	13669	13337
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 of Ham on the Insee website