The Canton of Roye 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 Roye

Roye, Somme

Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-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 56m (Moyencourt

Moyencourt

Moyencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Moyencourt is situated on the D154 road, some southeast of Amiens....

) to 109m (Tilloloy

Tilloloy

Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Tilloloy is situated in the east of the department southeast of Amiens, on the N17 road...

) for an average of 85m.

Composition

The canton of Roye comprises 33 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 12,914 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Armancourt Armancourt, Somme Armancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D133 road, about southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	21	80700	80027
Balâtre Balâtre Balâtre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	54	80700	80053
Beuvraignes Beuvraignes Beuvraignes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Beuvraignes is situated on the D133 road, some southeast of Amiens, the town of Beuvraignes is situated in the centre of Picardie, to the extreme southeast of the fertile plain of the Santerre...	694	80700	80101
Biarre Biarre Biarre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	71	80190	80103
Billancourt Billancourt Billancourt is a commune in the Somme department in northern France....	137	80190	80105
Breuil Breuil, Somme Breuil is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	66	80400	80139
Carrépuis Carrépuis Carrépuis is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1930 road, just outside Roye and some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	218	80700	80176
Champien Champien Champien is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Champien is situated on the D186 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	249	80700	80185
Crémery Crémery Crémery is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D139 road, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	68	80700	80223
Cressy-Omencourt Cressy-Omencourt Cressy-Omencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cressy-Omencourt is situated on the D227 and D15 crossroads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	106	80190	80224
Curchy Curchy Curchy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Curchy is situated on the D337 road, some southwest of Saint-Quentin.-Population:-External links:*...	297	80190	80230
Damery Damery, Somme Damery is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	179	80700	80232
Dancourt-Popincourt Dancourt-Popincourt Dancourt-Popincourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D930 and D133 crossroads, some southwest of Roye.-Population:-External links:*...	128	80700	80233
L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens on the D54, and on the banks of the Avre, from the A1 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	50	80700	80263
Ercheu Ercheu Ercheu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Etymology of the place name:Of Latin derivation, arx, meaning a fortified place...	704	80400	80279
Étalon Étalon, Somme Étalon is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Étalon is situated on the D139 road, some east-southeast of Amiens.-Places of interest:* Remains of Gallo-Roman villas* Tomb of a soldier of the Crusades-Population:...	112	80190	80292
Fonches-Fonchette Fonches-Fonchette Fonches-Fonchette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D161 road junction with the N17, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	134	80700	80322
Fresnoy-lès-Roye Fresnoy-lès-Roye Fresnoy-lès-Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens on the D132 and D139 junction, next to the A1 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	266	80700	80359
Goyencourt Goyencourt Goyencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Goyencourt is situated at the D34 and D132 crossroads, some southeast of Amiens...	89	80700	80383
Gruny Gruny Gruny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gruny lies in the southeast of the département, just off the N17 road, on the D232, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	300	80700	80393
Hattencourt Hattencourt Hattencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hattencourt is situated on the D161 and D132 crossroads and about 100 yards from the A1 autoroute, some southeast of Amiens.-History:...	237	80700	80421
Herly Herly, Somme Herly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Herly is situated at the D228 and D249 junction, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	48	80190	80433
Laucourt Laucourt Laucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Laucourt is situated on the D255 road, just off the N17 and less than a mile from the A1 autoroute, some southeast of Amiens in the south-eastern part of the département....	193	80700	80467
Liancourt-Fosse Liancourt-Fosse Liancourt-Fosse is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the D227 and N17 roads, half a mile from the A1 autoroute and some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:...	231	80700	80473
Marché-Allouarde Marché-Allouarde Marché-Allouarde 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.-Population:-External links:*...	77	80700	80508
Moyencourt Moyencourt Moyencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Moyencourt is situated on the D154 road, some southeast of Amiens....	241	80400	80576
Rethonvillers Rethonvillers Rethonvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Rethonvillers is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D930 road-Population:-External links:*...	300	80700	80669
Roiglise Roiglise Roiglise is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roiglise is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D934 road and by the banks of the Avre River.-Population:-External links:*...	162	80700	80676
Roye Roye, Somme Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	6529	80700	80685
Saint-Mard Saint-Mard, Somme Saint-Mard is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some southeast of Amiens, on the D54a road-Population:-References:*...	193	80700	80708
Tilloloy Tilloloy Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Tilloloy is situated in the east of the department southeast of Amiens, on the N17 road...	388	80700	80759
Verpillières Verpillières Verpillières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D221e road, on the border with the department of Seine-Maritime.-Population:-Places of interest:...	169	80700	80790
Villers-lès-Roye Villers-lès-Roye Villers-lès-Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	203	80700	80803

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
10427	11558	12281	12596	12580	12914
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 Roye on the Insee website