Canton of Villers-Bocage, Somme

Villers-Bocage
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Seat	Villers-Bocage
Communes	24
Area¹
• Total	190.28 km2 (73.47 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	12,386
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 41
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Villers-Bocage 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 Villers-Bocage in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 20m (Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée) to 154m (Talmas) for an average of 92m.

Composition

The canton of Villers-Bocage comprises 24 communes and a total of 12,386 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

• Le canton de Villers-Bocage on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 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

Coordinates: 49°58′54″N 2°22′33″E / 49.98167°N 2.37583°E / 49.98167; 2.37583