Canton of Villers-Bocage (Somme)
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Villers-Bocage | ||
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Administration | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Picardie | |
Department | Somme | |
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. | ||
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 |
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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.