Canton of Villers-Bocage (Somme)
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| Villers-Bocage | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Communes | 24 | |
| Chief Town | Villers-Bocage | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 190,28 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 12,386 | |
| -Density | 65,09/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 Viller-Bocage 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 Villers-Bocage in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 20m (Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée) to 154m (Talmas) for an average of 92m.
[edit] Composition
The canton of Villers-Bocage comprises 24 communes and a total of 12,386 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| 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 |
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 6139 | 6742 | 7889 | 9942 | 11973 | 12386 |
| 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 21th, 2008.
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