The Canton of Moreuil 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 Moreuil

Moreuil

Moreuil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Moreuil is situated on the D920 and D935 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre River.-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 32m (Domart-sur-la-Luce

Domart-sur-la-Luce

Domart-sur-la-Luce is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D934 road, on the banks of the Luce, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...

) to 115m (Contoire

Contoire

Contoire is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Contoire is situated at the junction of the D441 and D160, on the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...

) for an average of 70m.

Composition

The canton of Moreuil comprises 23 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 11,388 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Arvillers Arvillers Arvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	652	80910	80031
Aubercourt Aubercourt Aubercourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	43	80110	80035
Beaucourt-en-Santerre Beaucourt-en-Santerre Beaucourt-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens on the D28 and D934 junction-Population:-External links:* * *...	114	80110	80064
Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D935 road, close to the banks of the Somme some southeast of Amiens...	431	80110	80094
Braches Braches Braches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Braches is situated on the D256 road, some southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre river.-Population:-External links:*...	201	80110	80132
Cayeux-en-Santerre Cayeux-en-Santerre Cayeux-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D76 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	79	80800	80181
Contoire Contoire Contoire is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Contoire is situated at the junction of the D441 and D160, on the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...	340	80500	80209
Démuin Démuin Démuin is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D23 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...	431	80110	80237
Domart-sur-la-Luce Domart-sur-la-Luce Domart-sur-la-Luce is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D934 road, on the banks of the Luce, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	425	80110	80242
Fresnoy-en-Chaussée Fresnoy-en-Chaussée Fresnoy-en-Chaussée is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens just by the D934 road-Population:-External links:*...	111	80110	80358
Hangard Hangard Hangard is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hangard is situated on the D76 road, some southeast of Abbeville.-Population:-History:...	100	80110	80414
Hangest-en-Santerre Hangest-en-Santerre Hangest-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the D41 and D54 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	839	80134	80415
Ignaucourt Ignaucourt Ignaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Ignaucourt is situated on the D76 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	82	80800	80449
Mézières-en-Santerre Mézières-en-Santerre Mézières-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D28 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	493	80110	80545
Moreuil Moreuil Moreuil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Moreuil is situated on the D920 and D935 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre River.-Population:-History:...	4,106	80110	80570
Morisel Morisel Morisel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Morisel is situated on the D920 road, some southeast of Amiens on the banks of the river Avre.-Population:-External links:*...	429	80110	80571
La Neuville-Sire-Bernard La Neuville-Sire-Bernard La Neuville-Sire-Bernard is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D935 road, some southeast of Amiens, by the banks of the Avre River.-Population:-External links:*...	267	80110	80595
Pierrepont-sur-Avre Pierrepont-sur-Avre Pierrepont-sur-Avre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D935 road, some southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre River.-Population:-External links:*...	475	80500	80625
Le Plessier-Rozainvillers Le Plessier-Rozainvillers Le Plessier-Rozainvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D137 and D54 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	566	80110	80628
Le Quesnel Le Quesnel Le Quesnel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the D161 and D41 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:...	540	80118	80652
Thennes Thennes Thennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Thennes is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D11a road and bordered to the north and northwest by the river Luce, and to the west by the river Avre-Population:...	355	80110	80751
Villers-aux-Érables Villers-aux-Érables Villers-aux-Érables is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	104	80110	80797
Wiencourt-l'Équipée Wiencourt-l'Équipée Wiencourt-l'Équipée is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	205	80170	80824

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
9590	10005	10103	10423	10879	11388
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 Moreuil on the Insee website