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Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton
Encyclopedia
The Amiens 8th Canton is a canton
situated in the department of the Somme
and in the Picardy
region
of northern France
.
in the arrondissement of Amiens
. The altitude varies from 14m at Amiens, to 131m at Poulainville
for an average of 44m.
and a total of 137157 inhabitants
(census of 1999, without double counting).
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 Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
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 AmiensAmiens
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 14m at Amiens, to 131m at Poulainville
Poulainville
Poulainville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Poulainville is situated on the N25 road, less than north of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...
for an average of 44m.
Composition
The Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton comprises 3 communesCommunes 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 137157 inhabitants
(census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allonville Allonville Allonville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated north of Amiens at the D919 and D247 junction .-Population:-External links:* * *... |
572 | 80260 | 80020 | ||
| 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... |
135501 (1) | 80000 | 80021 | ||
| Poulainville Poulainville Poulainville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Poulainville is situated on the N25 road, less than north of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *... |
1373 | 80260 | 80639 | ||
| (1) fraction of commune. | |||||
See also
- SommeSommeSomme 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