Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre
Coordinates: 49°48′54″N 2°42′11″E / 49.81500°N 2.70306°E
Rosières-en-Santerre | |
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Former canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
No. of communes | 20 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Seat | Rosières-en-Santerre |
Area | 130.33 km2 (50.32 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 9,296 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
The Canton of Rosières-en-Santerre is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie 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 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 comprised 20 communes and a total of 9,296 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]
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[]
- 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 20th, 2008.
References[]
Categories:
- Former cantons of Somme (department)
- 2015 disestablishments in France
- States and territories disestablished in 2015
- Somme (department) geography stubs