Canton of Roye
Coordinates: 49°42′3″N 2°47′28″E / 49.70083°N 2.79111°E
Canton of Roye | |
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French canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Picardie |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Montdidier |
Seat | Roye |
Communes | 33 |
Government | |
• Representative |
Christine Lefèvre 2004 |
Area¹ | |
• Total | 199.61 km2 (77.07 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 12,914 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Cantonal code | 80 38 |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. |
The Canton of Roye 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 Roye in the arrondissement of Montdidier. The altitude varies from 56m (Moyencourt) to 109m (Tilloloy) for an average of 85m.
Composition
The canton of Roye comprises 33 communes and a total of 12,914 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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Armancourt | 21 | 80700 | 80027 |
Balâtre | 54 | 80700 | 80053 |
Beuvraignes | 694 | 80700 | 80101 |
Biarre | 71 | 80190 | 80103 |
Billancourt | 137 | 80190 | 80105 |
Breuil | 66 | 80400 | 80139 |
Carrépuis | 218 | 80700 | 80176 |
Champien | 249 | 80700 | 80185 |
Crémery | 68 | 80700 | 80223 |
Cressy-Omencourt | 106 | 80190 | 80224 |
Curchy | 297 | 80190 | 80230 |
Damery | 179 | 80700 | 80232 |
Dancourt-Popincourt | 128 | 80700 | 80233 |
L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin | 50 | 80700 | 80263 |
Ercheu | 704 | 80400 | 80279 |
Étalon | 112 | 80190 | 80292 |
Fonches-Fonchette | 134 | 80700 | 80322 |
Fresnoy-lès-Roye | 266 | 80700 | 80359 |
Goyencourt | 89 | 80700 | 80383 |
Gruny | 300 | 80700 | 80393 |
Hattencourt | 237 | 80700 | 80421 |
Herly | 48 | 80190 | 80433 |
Laucourt | 193 | 80700 | 80467 |
Liancourt-Fosse | 231 | 80700 | 80473 |
Marché-Allouarde | 77 | 80700 | 80508 |
Moyencourt | 241 | 80400 | 80576 |
Rethonvillers | 300 | 80700 | 80669 |
Roiglise | 162 | 80700 | 80676 |
Roye | 6529 | 80700 | 80685 |
Saint-Mard | 193 | 80700 | 80708 |
Tilloloy | 388 | 80700 | 80759 |
Verpillières | 169 | 80700 | 80790 |
Villers-lès-Roye | 203 | 80700 | 80803 |
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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10427 | 11558 | 12281 | 12596 | 12580 | 12914 |
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
External links
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.