The Canton of Péronne 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 Péronne, Somme

Péronne, Somme

Péronne is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I...

 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 43m (Feuillères

Feuillères

Feuillères is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D146 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

) to 154 m (Nurlu

Nurlu

Nurlu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Nurlu is situated on the D917 road, some northwest of Saint Quentin, in the far south-east of the département.-Population:-Places of interest:...

) for an average of 74m.

Composition

The canton of Péronne 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 17,123 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Aizecourt-le-Haut Aizecourt-le-Haut Aizecourt-le-Haut is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is on the D917 departmental road, northeast of Saint-Quentin.-Demography:-External links:* * *...	100	80200	80015
Allaines Allaines Allaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is on the D43 departmental road about northeast of Saint-Quentin.-Demography:-External links:* * *...	395	80200	80017
Barleux Barleux Barleux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated from the A1 autoroute, at the junction of the D79 and D148 roads, about halfway between Amiens and Saint Quentin-Population:-External links:...	312	80200	80054
Biaches Biaches Biaches is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Biaches is situated by the banks of the Somme, east of Amiens on the D1 and from the A29 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	416	80200	80102
Bouchavesnes-Bergen Bouchavesnes-Bergen Bouchavesnes-Bergen is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the junction of the D149 and the N17 roads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	326	80200	80115
Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D268 road, some northwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	137	80200	80128
Brie Brie, Somme Brie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Brie is situated west of Saint-Quentin on the banks of the river Somme, where it’s crossed by the N39.-Population:-External links:*...	301	80200	80141
Buire-Courcelles Buire-Courcelles Buire-Courcelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D199 road, some northeast of Saint-Quentin.-Etymology:...	284	80200	80150
Bussu Bussu, Somme Bussu is a commune in the Somme département in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bussu is situated on the D181 road, some northwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	229	80200	80154
Cartigny Cartigny, Somme Cartigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.- Geography :Cartigny is situated on the D194 road, some east-northeast of Amiens.- Population :- External links :*...	701	80200	80177
Cléry-sur-Somme Cléry-sur-Somme Cléry-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D938, by the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	514	80200	80199
Doingt Doingt Doingt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens.-History:...	1383	80200	80240
Éterpigny Éterpigny, Somme Éterpigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Éterpigny is situated on the banks of the River Somme, at the junction of the N17 and D62 roads, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	184	80200	80294
Feuillères Feuillères Feuillères is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D146 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	151	80200	80307
Flaucourt Flaucourt Flaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Flaucourt is situated on the D148 road, half a mile from both the D1 and the A1 autoroute, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	324	80200	80313
Mesnil-Bruntel Mesnil-Bruntel Mesnil-Bruntel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D88 road, some west-northwest of Saint Quentin, about a mile from the banks of the Somme River.-Population:-External links:*...	329	80200	80536
Moislains Moislains Moislains is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Moislains is situated on the D184 and D43 crossroads, some northwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	1366	80200	80552
Estrées-Mons Estrées-Mons Estrées-Mons is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N29 road, some west-northwest of Saint Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	609	80200	80557
Nurlu Nurlu Nurlu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Nurlu is situated on the D917 road, some northwest of Saint Quentin, in the far south-east of the département.-Population:-Places of interest:...	378	80240	80601
Péronne Péronne, Somme Péronne is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I...	8380	80200	80620
Villers-Carbonnel Villers-Carbonnel Villers-Carbonnel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated 25 miles east of Amiens, at the N17 and N29 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...	304	80200	80801

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
14456	16114	17310	18094	17343	17123
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 Péronne on the Insee website