The Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois 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

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 of northern France

France

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.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Acheux-en-Amiénois

Acheux-en-Amiénois

Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.-History:...

 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 63m at Toutencourt

Toutencourt

Toutencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Toutencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D23 and D14 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...

 to 157m at Authie

Authie, Somme

Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....

 for an average of 129m.

Composition

The canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois comprises 26 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 5,809 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Acheux-en-Amiénois Acheux-en-Amiénois Acheux-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is a farming village found at the junction of the departmental roads D938 and D114.-History:...	514	80560	80003
Arquèves Arquèves Arquèves is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-References:*...	143	80560	80028
Authie Authie, Somme Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France....	238	80560	80043
Bayencourt Bayencourt Bayencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:A very small village, situated on the junction of the D23 and D129 roads, about halfway between Arras and Amiens.-Population:-External links:...	73	80560	80057
Bertrancourt Bertrancourt Bertrancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bertrancourt is situated on the D176 and D144 road junction, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* * *...	199	80560	80095
Bus-lès-Artois Bus-lès-Artois Bus-lès-Artois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D176 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:...	146	80560	80153
Coigneux Coigneux Coigneux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Coigneux is situated on the D176 road, some northeast of Amiens. The source of the Authie river is found here.-Population:-External links:*...	50	80560	80201
Colincamps Colincamps Colincamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Colincamps is situated on the D129 and D4129 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	88	80560	80203
Courcelles-au-Bois Courcelles-au-Bois Courcelles-au-Bois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D114 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	74	80560	80217
Englebelmer Englebelmer Englebelmer is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	242	80300	80266
Forceville Forceville Forceville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Situated on the D938 road, some northwest of Amiens.On 18 December 1915 the 107th Machine Gun Corps was established here as part of the 36th Division....	161	80560	80329
Harponville Harponville Harponville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Harponville is situated on the D47 road, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...	125	80560	80420
Hédauville Hédauville Hédauville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hédauville is situated on the D938 and D919 crossroads, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	100	80560	80425
Hérissart Hérissart Hérissart is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commuen is situated at the junction of the D60 and D114 road, some northeast of Amiens.-History:...	494	80260	80431
Léalvillers Léalvillers -External links:* * -Notes:*This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted 29 February 2008....	166	80560	80470
Louvencourt Louvencourt Louvencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Louvencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D938 road-Population:-External links:*...	264	80560	80493
Mailly-Maillet Mailly-Maillet Mailly-Maillet is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D919 road, about northeast of Abbeville.-Population:-External links:* *...	604	80560	80498
Marieux Marieux Marieux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-History:The château was built in 1777 and is still owned and occupied by the same family today...	82	80560	80514
Puchevillers Puchevillers Puchevillers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Puchevillers is situated on the D11 and D23 crossroads, some north of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	487	80560	80645
Raincheval Raincheval Raincheval is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Raincheval is situated on the D31 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	244	80600	80659
Saint-Léger-lès-Authie Saint-Léger-lès-Authie Saint-Léger-lès-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some northeast of Amiens, on the D152 road and on the banks of the Authie River, the border with the Pas-de-Calais.-Population:...	98	80560	80705
Senlis-le-Sec Senlis-le-Sec Senlis-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D119 road-Population:-External links:*...	302	80300	80733
Thièvres Thièvres, Somme Thièvres is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated north of Amiens, on the D1 road...	132	62760	80756
Toutencourt Toutencourt Toutencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Toutencourt is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D23 and D14 crossroads.-Population:-External links:*...	493	80560	80766
Varennes Varennes, Somme Varennes-en-Croix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Varennes is situated northeast of Amiens, at the junction of the D47, D447 and D179, in the form of a cross.-Middle Ages:...	177	80560	80776
Vauchelles-lès-Authie Vauchelles-lès-Authie Vauchelles-lès-Authie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D124 road-Population:-External links:*...	113	80560	80777

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5947	6228	5895	5754	5730	5809
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep...

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

External links

• Le canton d'Acheux-en-Amiénois on the Insee website