Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre
Coordinates: 49°48′54″N 2°42′11″E / 49.81500°N 2.70306°E
Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre | |
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French canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Picardie |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Montdidier |
Seat | Rosières-en-Santerre |
Communes | 20 |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 130.33 km2 (50.32 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 8,355 |
• Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 80 37 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
The Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre 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 Rosières-en-Santerre in the arrondissement of Montdidier. The altitude varies from 52m (Guillaucourt) to 106m (Bouchoir) for an average of 91m.
Composition
The canton of Rosières-en-Santerre comprises 20 communes and a total of 8,355 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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Bayonvillers | 345 | 80170 | 80058 |
Beaufort-en-Santerre | 138 | 80170 | 80067 |
Bouchoir | 226 | 80910 | 80116 |
Caix | 658 | 80170 | 80162 |
La Chavatte | 39 | 80700 | 80189 |
Chilly | 166 | 80170 | 80191 |
Folies | 86 | 80170 | 80320 |
Fouquescourt | 127 | 80170 | 80339 |
Fransart | 121 | 80700 | 80347 |
Guillaucourt | 305 | 80170 | 80400 |
Hallu | 154 | 80320 | 80409 |
Harbonnières | 1305 | 80131 | 80417 |
Maucourt | 152 | 80170 | 80520 |
Méharicourt | 538 | 80170 | 80524 |
Parvillers-le-Quesnoy | 221 | 80700 | 80617 |
Punchy | 65 | 80320 | 80646 |
Rosières-en-Santerre | 2956 | 80170 | 80680 |
Rouvroy-en-Santerre | 218 | 80170 | 80682 |
Vrély | 431 | 80170 | 80814 |
Warvillers | 104 | 80170 | 80823 |
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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7643 | 8159 | 8051 | 7963 | 8111 | 8355 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
See also
- Somme
- Arrondissements of the Somme department
- Cantons of the Somme department
- Communes of the Somme department
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Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.