The Canton of Picquigny 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 Picquigny

Picquigny

Picquigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Picquigny is situated at the junction of the N235, the D141 and D3 roads, on the banks of the Somme River, some northwest of Amiens...

 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 6m at Flixecourt

Flixecourt

Flixecourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Flixecourt is situated on the N1 road and the banks of the river Nièvre, a tributary of the river Somme, some south of Abbeville...

 to 134m at Vignacourt

Vignacourt

Vignacourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Vignacourt is situated northwest of Amiens, on the D12 and D49 junction.-Population:-External links:*...

 for an average of 50m.

Composition

The canton of Picquigny comprises 21 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 17,702 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Ailly-sur-Somme Ailly-sur-Somme Ailly-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The town is 5 miles to the west of Amiens, in the valley of the Somme river.Served by the N235 national road and a railway station.-History:...	3322	80470	80011
Belloy-sur-Somme Belloy-sur-Somme -External links:* * *...	788	80310	80082
Bettencourt-Saint-Ouen Bettencourt-Saint-Ouen Bettencourt-Saint-Ouen is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D57 road, some northwest of Amiens and less than a mile from the A16 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	410	80610	80100
Bouchon Bouchon, Somme Bouchon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bouchon is situated on the D216 road, by the banks of the river Somme, about southeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	140	80830	80117
Bourdon Bourdon, Somme Bourdon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bourdon is situated on the D81 and D57 road junction, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	373	80310	80123
Breilly Breilly Breilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Breilly is situated on the D1235 road, by the banks of the Somme river, some northwest of Amiens.-Places of interest:* St Sulpice chirch* St Louis chapel...	462	80470	80137
Cavillon Cavillon Cavillon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cavillon is a small village surrounded by fields and woods, situated on the D121, D156 and D95 crossroads, about northwest of Amiens. Predominantly a farming area raising dairy cows, pigs and free-range chickens...	94	80310	80180
La Chaussée-Tirancourt La Chaussée-Tirancourt La Chaussée-Tirancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N235 road, on the banks of the river Somme some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-Points of interest:...	687	80310	80187
Condé-Folie Condé-Folie Condé-Folie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D3 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some southeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:* *...	816	80890	80205
Crouy-Saint-Pierre Crouy-Saint-Pierre Crouy-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D3 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some northwest of Amiens.-Places of interest:...	303	80310	80229
L'Étoile L'Étoile, Somme L'Étoile is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D216 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...	1305	80830	80296
Ferrières Ferrières, Somme Ferrières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D211 road, some west of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:-External links:*...	426	80470	80305
Flixecourt Flixecourt Flixecourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Flixecourt is situated on the N1 road and the banks of the river Nièvre, a tributary of the river Somme, some south of Abbeville...	2978	80420	80318
Fourdrinoy Fourdrinoy Fourdrinoy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:* *...	326	80310	80341
Hangest-sur-Somme Hangest-sur-Somme Hangest-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated by the banks of the river Somme, on the D3 road, some southeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:*...	695	80310	80416
Le Mesge Le Mesge Le Mesge is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Le Mesge is situated on the D69 road, some northwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	150	80310	80535
Picquigny Picquigny Picquigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Picquigny is situated at the junction of the N235, the D141 and D3 roads, on the banks of the Somme River, some northwest of Amiens...	1386	80310	80622
Soues Soues, Somme Soues is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Soues is situated northwest of Amiens, at the D936 and D69 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...	127	80310	80738
Vignacourt Vignacourt Vignacourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Vignacourt is situated northwest of Amiens, on the D12 and D49 junction.-Population:-External links:*...	2183	80650	80793
Ville-le-Marclet Ville-le-Marclet Ville-le-Marclet is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated 15 miles northwest of Amiens, on the D159 road and 1 mile from a junction with the A16 autoroute.-Population:...	511	80420	80795
Yzeux Yzeux Yzeux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Yzeux is situated 10 miles northwest of Amiens, on the D259 road and by the banks of the Somme River.-Population:-External links:*...	220	80310	80835

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
15038	16084	18248	18336	17735	17702
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 Picquigny on the Insee website