Canton of Ham
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Canton of Ham | ||
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Administration | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Picardie | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Péronne | |
Chief Town | Ham | |
Cantonal code | 80 24 | |
Statistics | ||
Land area¹ | 14,183 km² | |
Population | ||
-1999 | 13337 | |
-Density | 94,04/km² | |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
The Canton of Ham 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 Ham in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 47m at Athies to 96m at Tertry for an average of 72 m.
[edit] Composition
The canton of Ham comprises 19 communes and a total of 13,337 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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Athies | 632 | 80200 | 80034 |
Brouchy | 578 | 80400 | 80144 |
Croix-Moligneaux | 308 | 80400 | 80226 |
Devise | 76 | 80200 | 80239 |
Douilly | 222 | 80400 | 80252 |
Ennemain | 248 | 80200 | 80267 |
Eppeville | 2015 | 80400 | 80274 |
Esmery-Hallon | 764 | 80400 | 80284 |
Ham | 5398 | 80400 | 80410 |
Matigny | 511 | 80400 | 80519 |
Monchy-Lagache | 740 | 80200 | 80555 |
Muille-Villette | 785 | 80400 | 80579 |
Offoy | 224 | 80400 | 80605 |
Quivières | 178 | 80400 | 80658 |
Sancourt | 279 | 80400 | 80726 |
Tertry | 186 | 80200 | 80750 |
Ugny-l'Équipée | 46 | 80400 | 80771 |
Villecourt | 58 | 80190 | 80794 |
Y | 89 | 80190 | 80829 |
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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12787 | 13812 | 14341 | 14323 | 13669 | 13337 |
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.