Canton of Péronne

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Coordinates: 49°55′59″N 2°56′14″E / 49.9330555556, 2.93722222222

Canton of Péronne
Administration
Country France
Region Picardie
Department Somme
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.
France

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).

Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
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

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
14456 16114 17310 18094 17343 17123
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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[edit] Notes

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