The Canton of Poix-de-Picardie 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 Poix-de-Picardie

Poix-de-Picardie

Poix-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 roads, some southwest of Amiens,...

 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 75 m (Famechon

Famechon, Somme

Famechon is a commune in the Somme department in northern France.-Geography:Famechon lies about southwest of Amiens, at the junction of the departmental roads D94 and D920.-Demography:-External links:*...

) to 216 m (Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin

Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin

Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D18 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...

) for an average of 197 m.

Composition

The canton of Poix-de-Picardie comprises 28 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 6,858 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bergicourt Bergicourt Bergicourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Bergicourt is situated on the D94 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:* * *...	131	80290	80083
Bettembos Bettembos Bettembos is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Etymology of the commune’s name:Betembos , Betemboiz , Betthembos , Bedembos , Bethembos , Bettembos , Betembo , Betenbos , Betenbo , Bettenbos , Betanbo .-Geography:Bettembos is situated on the D36 road, within a mile...	98	80290	80098
Blangy-sous-Poix Blangy-sous-Poix Blangy-sous-Poix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens on the D262 road.-Population:-External links:*...	158	80290	80106
Bussy-lès-Poix Bussy-lès-Poix Bussy-lès-Poix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D141 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	89	80290	80157
Caulières Caulières Caulières is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.- Geography :Caulières is situated on the N29 road, some southwest of Amiens.- Population :- External links :*...	186	80290	80179
Courcelles-sous-Moyencourt Courcelles-sous-Moyencourt Courcelles-sous-Moyencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D258 road, between the A29 autoroute and the N29 road some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	141	80290	80218
Croixrault Croixrault Croixrault is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Croixrault is situated on the D341 and D141 crossroads, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	355	80290	80227
Éplessier Éplessier Éplessier is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Éplessier is situated on the D189 road, some west-southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	339	80290	80273
Équennes-Éramecourt Équennes-Éramecourt Équennes-Éramecourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Formed from the administrative merger of the two villages of Équennes and Éramecourt in 1973, the commune is situated on the D901 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	247	80290	80276
Famechon Famechon, Somme Famechon is a commune in the Somme department in northern France.-Geography:Famechon lies about southwest of Amiens, at the junction of the departmental roads D94 and D920.-Demography:-External links:*...	173	80290	80301
Fourcigny Fourcigny Fourcigny is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fourcigny is situated in the southeastern corner of the département, southwest of Amiens on the D98, a few hundred yards from the Oise department and a few miles from the border with the Seine-Maritime. The...	131	80290	80340
Fricamps Fricamps Fricamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Fricamps is situated on the D51 road, just a mile from a junction with the A29 autoroute and some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	104	80290	80365
Gauville Gauville, Somme Gauville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Gauville is situated in the southwest, on the border with the département of Seine-Maritime, on the D1015 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:...	397	80290	80375
Guizancourt Guizancourt Guizancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Guizancourt is situated on the D94 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	105	80290	80402
Hescamps Hescamps Hescamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Hescamps is situated on the D257 road, some southwest of Amiens....	434	80290	80436
Lachapelle Lachapelle, Somme Lachapelle is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Lachapelle lies on the banks of the river Poix, at the junction of the D919 and D266 roads, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	51	80290	80455
Lamaronde Lamaronde Lamaronde is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Lamaronde is situated on the D189 road, some south of Abbeville and less than one mile from the A29 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	68	80290	80460
Lignières-Châtelain Lignières-Châtelain Lignières-Châtelain is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the N29 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:* Church of Saint-Barthélémy-External links:* *...	284	80290	80479
Marlers Marlers Marlers is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Marlers is situated on the D98 road, some southwest of Amiens.-History:The commune was called Marles on the 19th century Cassini map.-Population:-External links:...	147	80290	80515
Meigneux Meigneux, Somme Meigneux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Meigneux is situated on the D98 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	151	80290	80525
Méréaucourt Méréaucourt Méréaucourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D264 road, some southwest of Amiens. This village has the distinction of being the smallest commune in the Picardie region. -History:A priory was built here in the 12th...	10	80290	80528
Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D18 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	360	80290	80573
Moyencourt-lès-Poix Moyencourt-lès-Poix Moyencourt-lès-Poix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated just off the N29, on th D94 road, some southwest of Amiens. Not to be confused with another commune, Moyencourt, further east in the same département.-Population:-External...	159	80290	80577
Offignies Offignies Offignies is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Offignies is situated on the D92 road, some southwest of Amiens.-Population:-History:In 1972...	70	80290	80604
Poix-de-Picardie Poix-de-Picardie Poix-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the N1 and N29 roads, some southwest of Amiens,...	2 285	80290	80630
Sainte-Segrée Sainte-Segrée Sainte-Segrée is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some southwest of Amiens, on the D98 road-Population:-References:*...	56	80290	80719
Saulchoy-sous-Poix Saulchoy-sous-Poix Saulchoy-sous-Poix is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some southwest of Amiens, on the D266 road-Population:-External links:*...	35	80290	80728
Thieulloy-la-Ville Thieulloy-la-Ville Thieulloy-la-Ville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated southwest of Amiens, on the D919 road-Population:-External links:* *...	94	80290	80755

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5836	6600	6618	6599	6487	6858
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 Villers-Bocage on the Insee website