Amiens 3rd (Nord-Est) Canton

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Coordinates: 49°53′32″N 2°17′55″E / 49.892222, 2.298611

Amiens 3rd (Nord-Est) Canton
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Communes	2
Chief Town	Amiens
Cantonal code	80 09
Statistics

The Amiens 3rd (Nord-Est) Canton is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 See also 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Amiens in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 14m to 106m for an average of 32m.

[edit] Composition

The Amiens 3rd (Nord-Est) Canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 138901 inhabitants
(census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Amiens	135501 (1)	80000	80021
Rivery	3400	80136	80674
(1) fraction of commune.

[edit] See also

• Somme
• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Le canton d'Amiens-3 On the Insee website

[edit] Notes

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