Canton of Boves

Boves
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
No. of communes	23
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Boves
Area	184.06 km2 (71.07 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	19,598
• Density	106/km2 (270/sq mi)

The Canton of Boves is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Boves in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 21m at Glisy to 137m at Saint-Sauflieu for an average of 73m.

Composition

The canton of Boves comprised 23 communes and a total of 19,598 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Blangy-Tronville	553	80440	80107
Boves	2786	80440	80131
Cachy	227	80800	80159
Cottenchy	372	80440	80213
Dommartin	387	80440	80246
Dury	1 141	80480	80261
Estrées-sur-Noye	255	80250	80291
Fouencamps	239	80440	80337
Gentelles	461	80800	80376
Glisy	483	80440	80379
Grattepanche	269	80680	80387
Guyencourt-sur-Noye	201	80250	80403
Hailles	332	80440	80405
Hébécourt	371	80680	80424
Remiencourt	170	80250	80668
Rumigny	567	80680	80690
Sains-en-Amiénois	1 075	80680	80696
Saint-Fuscien	966	80680	80702
Saint-Sauflieu	901	80160	80717
Saleux	2 493	80480	80724
Salouël	4 162	80480	80725
Thézy-Glimont	419	80440	80752
Vers-sur-Selles	768	80480	80791

Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11018	12703	15271	17988	19370	19598
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Somme
• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• Le canton de Boves on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.