Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre
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| Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Montdidier | |
| Communes | 20 | |
| Chief Town | Rosières-en-Santerre | |
| Cantonal code | 80 37 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 130,33 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 8,355 | |
| -Density | 64,11/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 Rosières-en-Santerre 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 Rosières-en-Santerre in the arrondissement of Montdidier. The altitude varies from 52m (Guillaucourt) to 106m (Bouchoir) for an average of 91m.
[edit] Composition
The canton of Rosières-en-Santerre comprises 20 communes and a total of 8,355 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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| Bayonvillers | 345 | 80170 | 80058 |
| Beaufort-en-Santerre | 138 | 80170 | 80067 |
| Bouchoir | 226 | 80910 | 80116 |
| Caix | 658 | 80170 | 80162 |
| La Chavatte | 39 | 80700 | 80189 |
| Chilly | 166 | 80170 | 80191 |
| Folies | 86 | 80170 | 80320 |
| Fouquescourt | 127 | 80170 | 80339 |
| Fransart | 121 | 80700 | 80347 |
| Guillaucourt | 305 | 80170 | 80400 |
| Hallu | 154 | 80320 | 80409 |
| Harbonnières | 1305 | 80131 | 80417 |
| Maucourt | 152 | 80170 | 80520 |
| Méharicourt | 538 | 80170 | 80524 |
| Parvillers-le-Quesnoy | 221 | 80700 | 80617 |
| Punchy | 65 | 80320 | 80646 |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2956 | 80170 | 80680 |
| Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 218 | 80170 | 80682 |
| Vrély | 431 | 80170 | 80814 |
| Warvillers | 104 | 80170 | 80823 |
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 7643 | 8159 | 8051 | 7963 | 8111 | 8355 |
| 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
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[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.
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