Canton of Péronne
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| Canton of Péronne | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Communes | 21 | |
| Chief Town | Péronne | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 190,88 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 17,123 | |
| -Density | 89,71/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 Péronne 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 Péronne, Somme in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 43m (Feuillères) to 154 m (Nurlu) for an average of 74m.
[edit] Composition
The canton of Péronne comprises 21 communes and a total of 17,123 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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| Aizecourt-le-Haut | 100 | 80200 | 80015 |
| Allaines | 395 | 80200 | 80017 |
| Barleux | 312 | 80200 | 80054 |
| Biaches | 416 | 80200 | 80102 |
| Bouchavesnes-Bergen | 326 | 80200 | 80115 |
| Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois | 137 | 80200 | 80128 |
| Brie | 301 | 80200 | 80141 |
| Buire-Courcelles | 284 | 80200 | 80150 |
| Bussu | 229 | 80200 | 80154 |
| Cartigny | 701 | 80200 | 80177 |
| Cléry-sur-Somme | 514 | 80200 | 80199 |
| Doingt | 1383 | 80200 | 80240 |
| Éterpigny | 184 | 80200 | 80294 |
| Feuillères | 151 | 80200 | 80307 |
| Flaucourt | 324 | 80200 | 80313 |
| Mesnil-Bruntel | 329 | 80200 | 80536 |
| Moislains | 1366 | 80200 | 80552 |
| Estrées-Mons | 609 | 80200 | 80557 |
| Nurlu | 378 | 80240 | 80601 |
| Péronne | 8380 | 80200 | 80620 |
| Villers-Carbonnel | 304 | 80200 | 80801 |
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 14456 | 16114 | 17310 | 18094 | 17343 | 17123 |
| 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
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.
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