Canton of Picquigny

Coordinates: 49°56′42″N 2°8′41″E / 49.94500°N 2.14472°E / 49.94500; 2.14472

The Canton of Picquigny is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Geography[]

The canton is organised around the commune of Picquigny in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 6m at Flixecourt to 134m at Vignacourt for an average of 50m.

Composition[]

The canton of Picquigny comprised 21 communes and a total of 18,451 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).^[1]

Places of interest[]

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  The château at Picquigny

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  The church

Population[]

See also[]

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

Notes[]

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd, 2008.

References[]

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