Amiens 1st (Ouest) Canton
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The Amiens 1st Canton is a canton
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the department of the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

 and in the Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...

 region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

 of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

 in the arrondissement of Amiens
Arrondissement of Amiens
The arrondissement of Amiens is an arrondissement of France, located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It has 21 cantons and 312 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Amiens are:# Acheux-en-Amiénois...

. The altitude varies from 12m at Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Dreuil-lès-Amiens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

 to 106m at Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

 for an average of 36m.

Composition

The Amiens 1st (Ouest) Canton comprises 3 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 and a total of 137753 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

(part)
135,501 (1) 80000 80021
Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Dreuil-lès-Amiens
Dreuil-lès-Amiens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

 
1,476 80470 80256
Saveuse
Saveuse
Saveuse is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church-External links:*...

 
776 80470 80730
(1) fraction of commune.

See also

  • Somme
    Somme
    Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

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

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