Canton of Roye
49°42′3″N 2°47′28″E / 49.70083°N 2.79111°E
Roye | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| No. of communes | 62 |
| Seat | Roye |
| Area | 385.25 km2 (148.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 24,805 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 80 22 |
The Canton of Roye is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France.
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Roye in the arrondissement of Montdidier.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 33 to 62 communes:[1]
- Andechy
- Armancourt
- Assainvillers
- Ayencourt
- Balâtre
- Becquigny
- Beuvraignes
- Biarre
- Bouillancourt-la-Bataille
- Boussicourt
- Bus-la-Mésière
- Cantigny
- Le Cardonnois
- Carrépuis
- Champien
- Courtemanche
- Crémery
- Cressy-Omencourt
- Damery
- Dancourt-Popincourt
- Davenescourt
- L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin
- Erches
- Ercheu
- Étalon
- Ételfay
- Faverolles
- Fescamps
- Fignières
- Fonches-Fonchette
- Fontaine-sous-Montdidier
- Fresnoy-lès-Roye
- Goyencourt
- Gratibus
- Grivillers
- Gruny
- Guerbigny
- Hattencourt
- Herly
- Laboissière-en-Santerre
- Laucourt
- Liancourt-Fosse
- Lignières
- Malpart
- Marché-Allouarde
- Marestmontiers
- Marquivillers
- Mesnil-Saint-Georges
- Montdidier
- Piennes-Onvillers
- Remaugies
- Roiglise
- Rollot
- Roye
- Rubescourt
- Saint-Mard
- Tilloloy
- Trois-Rivières (partly)
- Verpillières
- Villers-lès-Roye
- Villers-Tournelle
- Warsy
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10427 | 11558 | 12281 | 12596 | 12580 | 12914 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
See also
- Arrondissements of the Somme department
- Cantons of the Somme department
- Communes of the Somme department
References
External links
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