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Canton of Picquigny

Coordinates: 49°56′42″N 2°8′41″E / 49.94500°N 2.14472°E / 49.94500; 2.14472
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49°56′42″N 2°8′41″E / 49.94500°N 2.14472°E / 49.94500; 2.14472

Picquigny
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes21
Disbanded2015
SeatPicquigny
Area
208.05 km2 (80.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
18,451
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)

The Canton of Picquigny is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 18,451 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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The canton is organised around the commune of Picquigny in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 6m at Flixecourt to 134m at Vignacourt for an average of 50m.

The canton comprised 21 communes:[1]

Places of interest

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Population

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1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
15038 16084 18248 18336 17735 17702
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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References

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