Canton of Villers-Bocage, Somme

The Canton of Villers-Bocage 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.

Villers-Bocage
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes24
Disbanded2015
SeatVillers-Bocage
Area
  Total190.28 km2 (73.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total12,696
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)

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 comprised 24 communes and a total of 12,696 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Bavelincourt858026080056
Beaucourt-sur-l'Hallue2268026080066
Béhencourt3538026080077
Bertangles6548026080092
Cardonnette4178026080173
Coisy2468026080202
Contay3538056080207
Flesselles2 1438026080316
Fréchencourt2278026080351
Mirvaux1448026080550
Molliens-au-Bois3268026080553
Montigny-sur-l'Hallue1978026080562
Montonvillers718026080565
Pierregot2438026080624
Pont-Noyelles7898011580634
Querrieu6878011580650
Rainneville7618026080661
Rubempré6758026080686
Saint-Gratien3718026080704
Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée5638031080722
Talmas1 0538026080746
Vadencourt1048056080773
Vaux-en-Amiénois3898026080782
Villers-Bocage1 3098026080798

Population

Population Growth
196219681975198219901999
61396742788999421197312386
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

Notes

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.