Canton of Villers-Bocage, Somme

Villers-Bocage
Settlement
Country	France
No. of communes	24
Seat	Villers-Bocage
Area	190.28 km2 (73.47 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	12,386
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)

The Canton of Villers-Bocage is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie 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 Villers-Bocage in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 20m (Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée) to 154m (Talmas) for an average of 92m.

Composition

The canton of Villers-Bocage comprised 24 communes and a total of 12,386 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bavelincourt	85	80260	80056
Beaucourt-sur-l'Hallue	226	80260	80066
Béhencourt	353	80260	80077
Bertangles	654	80260	80092
Cardonnette	417	80260	80173
Coisy	246	80260	80202
Contay	353	80560	80207
Flesselles	2 143	80260	80316
Fréchencourt	227	80260	80351
Mirvaux	144	80260	80550
Molliens-au-Bois	326	80260	80553
Montigny-sur-l'Hallue	197	80260	80562
Montonvillers	71	80260	80565
Pierregot	243	80260	80624
Pont-Noyelles	789	80115	80634
Querrieu	687	80115	80650
Rainneville	761	80260	80661
Rubempré	675	80260	80686
Saint-Gratien	371	80260	80704
Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée	563	80310	80722
Talmas	1 053	80260	80746
Vadencourt	104	80560	80773
Vaux-en-Amiénois	389	80260	80782
Villers-Bocage	1 309	80260	80798

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
6139	6742	7889	9942	11973	12386
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 Villers-Bocage on the Insee website Template:Fr icon

Notes

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