The Canton of Boves 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 Boves

Boves, Somme

Boves is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-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 21m at Glisy

Glisy

Glisy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Glisy is situated east of Amiens on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the occupying German forces between 1940 and 1944.-Population:-External...

 to 137m at Saint-Sauflieu

Saint-Sauflieu

Saint-Sauflieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Amiens, just off the N1 road. To the immediate west of the commune are the traces of the Chaussée Brunehaut, an ancient Roman road joining Caesaromagus with Samarobriva...

 for an average of 73m.

Composition

The canton of Boves comprises 23 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 19,598 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Blangy-Tronville Blangy-Tronville Blangy-Tronville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the banks of the Somme, east of Amiens on the D267 road.-Population:-External links:*...	553	80440	80107
Boves Boves, Somme Boves is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Boves is situated on the D935 and D116 road junction, on the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	2786	80440	80131
Cachy Cachy Cachy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cachy is situated on the D168 road, some southeast of Amiens and near to Villers-Bretonneux.-Population:-External links:*...	227	80800	80159
Cottenchy Cottenchy Cottenchy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cottenchy is situated on the D75 and D116 crossroads, on the banks of the river Noye, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	372	80440	80213
Dommartin Dommartin, Somme Dommartin is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Dommartin is situated on the D90 road, on the banks of the river Noye, some southeast of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	387	80440	80246
Dury Dury, Somme Dury is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Dury is situated on the N1 road, some south of Amiens town centre.-Population:-External links:* *...	1 141	80480	80261
Estrées-sur-Noye Estrées-sur-Noye Estrées-sur-Noye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D7 road, near the banks of the river Noye, some south of Amiens. The Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut ran through the village and gives it its name...	255	80250	80291
Fouencamps Fouencamps Fouencamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fouencamps is situated along the D90 road, some southeast of Amiens, between two small rivers that flow into the river Somme-Population:-Places of interest:...	239	80440	80337
Gentelles Gentelles Gentelles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gentelles is situated on the D168 road, some southeast of Amiens.-History:...	461	80800	80376
Glisy Glisy Glisy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Glisy is situated east of Amiens on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the occupying German forces between 1940 and 1944.-Population:-External...	483	80440	80379
Grattepanche Grattepanche Grattepanche is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Grattepanche is situated on the D75e road, some south of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...	269	80680	80387
Guyencourt-sur-Noye Guyencourt-sur-Noye Guyencourt-sur-Noye is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D116 road, by the banks of the river Noye, some south of Amiens.-History:...	201	80250	80403
Hailles Hailles Hailles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hailles is situated on the banks of the river Avre and by the D90e road, some southeast of Amiens.-History:...	332	80440	80405
Hébécourt Hébécourt, Somme Hébécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N1 road, some south of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	371	80680	80424
Remiencourt Remiencourt Remiencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Remiencourt is situated south of Amiens, on the D90 road and by the banks of the river Noye.-External links:*...	170	80250	80668
Rumigny Rumigny, Somme Rumigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:* *...	567	80680	80690
Sains-en-Amiénois Sains-en-Amiénois Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Amiens, on the D7 road...	1 075	80680	80696
Saint-Fuscien Saint-Fuscien Saint-Fuscien is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France. The name of the commune in picard is Saint-Fuschien.-Geography:The commune is situated some south of Amiens, on the D7 road.-History:...	966	80680	80702
Saint-Sauflieu Saint-Sauflieu Saint-Sauflieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated south of Amiens, just off the N1 road. To the immediate west of the commune are the traces of the Chaussée Brunehaut, an ancient Roman road joining Caesaromagus with Samarobriva...	901	80160	80717
Saleux Saleux Saleux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Saleux is situated on the D8 road, some southwest of, and a suburb of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* *...	2 493	80480	80724
Salouël Salouël Salouël is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, between the N29 and D608 roads and a suburb of Amiens.-Population:-History:...	4 162	80480	80725
Thézy-Glimont Thézy-Glimont Thézy-Glimont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D90e road-Population:-External links:*...	419	80440	80752
Vers-sur-Selles Vers-sur-Selles Vers-sur-Selles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, on the D98 road in the valley of the Selle river.-History:...	768	80480	80791

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11018	12703	15271	17988	19370	19598
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 de Boves on the Insee website