Canton of Poix-de-Picardie
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| Poix-de-Picardie | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Communes | 28 | |
| Chief Town | Poix-de-Picardie | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 201,67 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 6,858 | |
| -Density | 34,01/km² | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
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The Canton of Poix-de-Picardie is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.
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[edit] Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Poix-de-Picardie in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 75 m (Famechon) to 216 m (Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin) for an average of 177 m.
[edit] Composition
The canton of Poix-de-Picardie comprises 28 communes and a total of 6,858 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergicourt | 131 | 80290 | 80083 |
| Bettembos | 98 | 80290 | 80098 |
| Blangy-sous-Poix | 158 | 80290 | 80106 |
| Bussy-lès-Poix | 89 | 80290 | 80157 |
| Caulières | 186 | 80290 | 80179 |
| Courcelles-sous-Moyencourt | 141 | 80290 | 80218 |
| Croixrault | 355 | 80290 | 80227 |
| Éplessier | 339 | 80290 | 80273 |
| Équennes-Éramecourt | 247 | 80290 | 80276 |
| Famechon | 173 | 80290 | 80301 |
| Fourcigny | 131 | 80290 | 80340 |
| Fricamps | 104 | 80290 | 80365 |
| Gauville | 397 | 80290 | 80375 |
| Guizancourt | 105 | 80290 | 80402 |
| Hescamps | 434 | 80290 | 80436 |
| Lachapelle | 51 | 80290 | 80455 |
| Lamaronde | 68 | 80290 | 80460 |
| Lignières-Châtelain | 284 | 80290 | 80479 |
| Marlers | 147 | 80290 | 80515 |
| Meigneux | 151 | 80290 | 80525 |
| Méréaucourt | 10 | 80290 | 80528 |
| Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin | 360 | 80290 | 80573 |
| Moyencourt-lès-Poix | 159 | 80290 | 80577 |
| Offignies | 70 | 80290 | 80604 |
| Poix-de-Picardie | 2 285 | 80290 | 80630 |
| Sainte-Segrée | 56 | 80290 | 80719 |
| Saulchoy-sous-Poix | 35 | 80290 | 80728 |
| Thieulloy-la-Ville | 94 | 80290 | 80755 |
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 5836 | 6600 | 6618 | 6599 | 6487 | 6858 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
- Somme
- Arrondissements of the Somme department
- Cantons of the Somme department
- Communes of the Somme department
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[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21th, 2008.
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