Canton of Péronne

The Canton of Péronne is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Péronne
Canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes60
SeatPéronne
Area
 • Total462.83 km2 (178.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total27,860
 • Density60/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE code80 20

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Péronne, in the arrondissement of Péronne.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 21 to 60 communes:[1]

Before the composition was as follows:

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost codeINSEE code
Aizecourt-le-Haut1008020080015
Allaines3958020080017
Barleux3128020080054
Biaches4168020080102
Bouchavesnes-Bergen3268020080115
Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois1378020080128
Brie3018020080141
Buire-Courcelles2848020080150
Bussu2298020080154
Cartigny7018020080177
Cléry-sur-Somme5148020080199
Doingt13838020080240
Éterpigny1848020080294
Feuillères1518020080307
Flaucourt3248020080313
Mesnil-Bruntel3298020080536
Moislains13668020080552
Estrées-Mons6098020080557
Nurlu3788024080601
Péronne83808020080620
Villers-Carbonnel3048020080801

Population
Population Growth
196219681975198219901999
144561611417310180941734317123
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme


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