Canton of Péronne

Coordinates: 49°55′59″N 2°56′14″E / 49.93306°N 2.93722°E / 49.93306; 2.93722

Canton of Péronne
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Péronne
Communes	21
Area¹
• Total	190.88 km2 (73.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	17,123
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 33
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Péronne is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

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.

Composition

The canton of Péronne comprises 21 communes and 17,123 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

See also

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

External links

• The canton de Péronne on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 20 March 2008.

Cantons of the Somme department Abbeville-Nord Abbeville-Sud Acheux-en-Amiénois Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher Ailly-sur-Noye Albert Amiens 1st (Ouest) Canton Amiens 2nd (Nord-Ouest) Canton Amiens 3rd (Nord-Est) Canton Amiens 4th (Est) Canton Amiens 5th (Sud-Est) Canton Amiens 6th (Sud) Canton Amiens 7th (Sud-Ouest) Canton Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton Ault Bernaville Boves Bray-sur-Somme Chaulnes Combles Conty Corbie Crécy-en-Ponthieu Domart-en-Ponthieu Doullens Friville-Escarbotin Gamaches Hallencourt Ham Hornoy-le-Bourg Molliens-Dreuil Montdidier Moreuil Moyenneville Nesle Nouvion Oisemont Péronne Picquigny Poix-de-Picardie Roisel Rosières-en-Santerre Roye Rue Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Villers-Bocage