Canton of Picquigny

Picquigny
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
No. of communes	21
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Picquigny
Area	208.05 km2 (80.33 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	17,702
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)

The Canton of Picquigny is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the 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 Picquigny in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 6m at Flixecourt to 134m at Vignacourt for an average of 50m.

Composition

The canton of Picquigny comprised 21 communes and a total of 17,702 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Ailly-sur-Somme	3322	80470	80011
Belloy-sur-Somme	788	80310	80082
Bettencourt-Saint-Ouen	410	80610	80100
Bouchon	140	80830	80117
Bourdon	373	80310	80123
Breilly	462	80470	80137
Cavillon	94	80310	80180
La Chaussée-Tirancourt	687	80310	80187
Condé-Folie	816	80890	80205
Crouy-Saint-Pierre	303	80310	80229
L'Étoile	1305	80830	80296
Ferrières	426	80470	80305
Flixecourt	2978	80420	80318
Fourdrinoy	326	80310	80341
Hangest-sur-Somme	695	80310	80416
Le Mesge	150	80310	80535
Picquigny	1386	80310	80622
Soues	127	80310	80738
Vignacourt	2183	80650	80793
Ville-le-Marclet	511	80420	80795
Yzeux	220	80310	80835

Places of interest

• 
  The château at Picquigny
• 
  The church

Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
15038	16084	18248	18336	17735	17702
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 Picquigny on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd, 2008.