The Canton of Molliens-Dreuil 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 Molliens-Dreuil

Molliens-Dreuil

Molliens-Dreuil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D211 and D69 roads, some west of Amiens, in the valley of a small stream called the St.Landon.-History:...

 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 11m at Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière

Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D216 road, some southeast of Abbeville...

 to 160m at Saint-Aubin-Montenoy

Saint-Aubin-Montenoy

Saint-Aubin-Montenoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, on the D156 road.The area is 10.4 km2. It is situated at an altitude of 130 meters.-Population:...

 for an average of 83m.

Composition

The canton of Molliens-Dreuil comprises 27 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 9,595 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Airaines Airaines Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Amiens, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.-Hamlets and neighbourhoods:...	2 099	80270	80013
Avelesges Avelesges Avelesges is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	58	80270	80046
Bettencourt-Rivière Bettencourt-Rivière Bettencourt-Rivière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D216 road, some southeast of Abbeville...	212	80270	80099
Bougainville Bougainville, Somme Bougainville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bougainville is situated on the D141 road, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* * *...	409	80540	80119
Bovelles Bovelles Bovelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-History:* 1750 : Construction of the château, the residence of Général de GRIBEAUVAL, inventor of a cannon....	340	80540	80130
Briquemesnil-Floxicourt Briquemesnil-Floxicourt Briquemesnil-Floxicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D211 road, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	153	80540	80142
Camps-en-Amiénois Camps-en-Amiénois Camps-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the D211 and D901 crossroads, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	165	80540	80165
Clairy-Saulchoix Clairy-Saulchoix Clairy-Saulchoix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D162 road, near both the A29 autoroute and the N29 road, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	390	80540	80198
Creuse Creuse, Somme Creuse is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Creuse is situated on the D162 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	193	80480	80225
Fluy Fluy Fluy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fluy is situated on a plateau, at the junction of the D182 and D95 roads, some southwest of Amiens.-History:...	332	80540	80319
Fresnoy-au-Val Fresnoy-au-Val Fresnoy-au-Val is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens on the D51 road half a mile from the A29 autoroute-Population:-External links:*...	225	80290	80357
Guignemicourt Guignemicourt Guignemicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Guignemicourt is situated southwest of Amiens on the D189 road and very close to the A29 autoroute-Population:-External links:* *...	245	80540	80399
Laleu Laleu, Somme Laleu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	99	80270	80459
Métigny Métigny Métigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D96 road, some south of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	88	80270	80543
Molliens-Dreuil Molliens-Dreuil Molliens-Dreuil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D211 and D69 roads, some west of Amiens, in the valley of a small stream called the St.Landon.-History:...	830	80540	80554
Montagne-Fayel Montagne-Fayel Montagne-Fayel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D38 road, some west of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	160	80540	80559
Oissy Oissy Oissy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The 17th/18th century château. Built by François Trudaine as part of a great estate sold to the nation in 1795. Much of the grounds still exist. The entrance and the ground-floor were...	213	80540	80607
Pissy Pissy Pissy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Pissy is situated on the D97 and D182 crossroads, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	298	80540	80626
Quesnoy-sur-Airaines Quesnoy-sur-Airaines Quesnoy-sur-Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D936 road, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...	444	80270	80655
Quevauvillers Quevauvillers Quevauvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Quevauvillers is situated on the N29 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	1 054	80710	80656
Revelles Revelles Revelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Revelles is situated around southwest of Amiens, on the D51 and D97 crossroads.-Population:-History:...	506	80540	80670
Riencourt Riencourt Riencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Riencourt is situated northwest of Amiens, on the D121 and D69 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...	196	80310	80673
Saint-Aubin-Montenoy Saint-Aubin-Montenoy Saint-Aubin-Montenoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, on the D156 road.The area is 10.4 km2. It is situated at an altitude of 130 meters.-Population:...	209	80540	80698
Saisseval Saisseval Saisseval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	230	80540	80723
Seux Seux Seux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:* sex...	158	80540	80735
Tailly Tailly, Somme Tailly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:*The eighteenth century château and park. Family home of Marshal Leclerc de Hauteclocque. Exhibition of the story of the liberation of France in 1944.-External links:*...	64	80270	80744
Warlus Warlus, Somme Warlus is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-History:The name of Warlus may have its origins in the name of an early bishop. Other sources say it comes from the Anglo-Saxon war and lux . In the 12th century, there was once a high tower which may have been...	225	80270	80821

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
7485	8103	8270	9200	9715	9595
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 de Molliens-Dreuil on the Insee website