The Canton of Montdidier 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

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.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Montdidier

Montdidier, Somme

Montdidier is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Montdidier is situated on the D935 road, some 30 km southeast of Amiens, in the region known as the ‘Santerre’.-Population:-History:...

 in the arrondissement of Montdidier

Arrondissement of Montdidier

The arrondissement of Montdidier is an arrondissement of France, located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It has 5 cantons and 132 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Montdidier are:# Ailly-sur-Noye# Montdidier...

. The altitude varies from 40m (Hargicourt

Hargicourt, Somme

Hargicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hargicourt is situated on the D483 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

) to 155m (Villers-Tournelle

Villers-Tournelle

Villers-Tournelle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

) for an average of 121m.

Composition

The canton of Montdidier comprises 34 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 11,969 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Andechy Andechy Andechy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens at the junction of the D54 and D139, from the junction of the A1 autoroute du Nord.-Population:-External links:...	212	80700	80023
Assainvillers Assainvillers Assainvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	157	80500	80032
Ayencourt Ayencourt Ayencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	170	80500	80049
Becquigny Becquigny, Somme Becquigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Becquigny is a small village on the left bank of the river Avre...	99	80500	80074
Bouillancourt-la-Bataille Bouillancourt-la-Bataille Bouillancourt-la-Bataille is a commune in the Somme department ithe Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D155, D26 and D483 road junction, about southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	106	80500	80121
Boussicourt Boussicourt Boussicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Boussicourt is situated on the D250 road, by the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	53	80500	80125
Bus-la-Mésière Bus-la-Mésière Bus-la-Mésière is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commuen is situated on the D68 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	120	80700	80152
Cantigny Cantigny Cantigny is a park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill, and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the Chicago Tribune, and is open to the public...	124	80500	80170
Le Cardonnois Le Cardonnois Le Cardonnois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.- Geography :The commune is situated on the D188 road, some south-southeast of Amiens.- Population :- External links :*...	50	80500	80174
Courtemanche Courtemanche Courtemanche is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Courtemanche is situated on the D155 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	83	80500	80220
Davenescourt Davenescourt Davenescourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Davenescourt is situated on the D160 and D41 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, surrounded by lakes, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:...	469	80500	80236
Erches Erches Erches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	125	80500	80278
Ételfay Ételfay Ételfay is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ételfay is situated on the D135e road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	391	80500	80293
Faverolles Faverolles, Somme Faverolles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Faverolles is situated on the D930 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	139	80500	80302
Fescamps Fescamps Fescamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fescamps is situated on the D65 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	140	80500	80306
Fignières Fignières Fignières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D135 and D41 road junction, some southweast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	124	80500	80311
Fontaine-sous-Montdidier Fontaine-sous-Montdidier Fontaine-sous-Montdidier is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D26 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	119	80500	80326
Gratibus Gratibus Gratibus is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gratibus is situated on the D240 road, some southeast of Amiens, by the banks of the river Noye.-Population:-External links:*...	172	80500	80386
Grivillers Grivillers Grivillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Grivillers is situated on the D930 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	61	80700	80391
Guerbigny Guerbigny Guerbigny is a commune in the Somme département in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Guerbigny is situated on the D329 road by the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	233	80500	80395
Hargicourt Hargicourt, Somme Hargicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hargicourt is situated on the D483 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	357	80500	80419
Laboissière-en-Santerre Laboissière-en-Santerre Laboissière-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D68 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	120	80500	80453
Lignières Lignières, Somme Lignières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D135e road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	121	80500	80478
Malpart Malpart Malpart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. Malpart is situated on the D26a road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	59	80250	80504
Marestmontiers Marestmontiers Marestmontiers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Marestmontiers is situated on the D155 road, by the banks of the Avre river, some south of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	77	80500	80511
Marquivillers Marquivillers Marquivillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Marquivillers is situated on the D133 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	161	80700	80517
Mesnil-Saint-Georges Mesnil-Saint-Georges Mesnil-Saint-Georges is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D930 road, some southeast of Amiens, close to the border with the departement of the Oise. Since the Second World War, the church and school have stood...	147	80500	80541
Montdidier Montdidier, Somme Montdidier is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Montdidier is situated on the D935 road, some 30 km southeast of Amiens, in the region known as the ‘Santerre’.-Population:-History:...	6328	80500	80561
Piennes-Onvillers Piennes-Onvillers Piennes-Onvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D135 and D468 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	336	80500	80623
Remaugies Remaugies Remaugies is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	97	80500	80667
Rollot Rollot Rollot is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Rollot is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D935 road...	631	80500	80678
Rubescourt Rubescourt Rubescourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Rubescourt is situated some southeast of Amiens, on the D214 road-Population:-External links:*...	134	80500	80687
Villers-Tournelle Villers-Tournelle Villers-Tournelle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	146	80500	80805
Warsy Warsy Warsy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The château of Warsy.* The nineteenth century church.* The old public wash-house .* The Second World War memorial....	108	80500	80822

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
10304	11215	11051	11043	11414	11969
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 Montdidier on the Insee website