Canton of Poix-de-Picardie
| Poix-de-Picardie | |
|---|---|
| Canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department |
 |
| Seat | Poix-de-Picardie |
| Communes | 79 |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 523.41 km2 (202.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 20,725 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Cantonal code | 80 21 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
The Canton of Poix-de-Picardie is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Poix-de-Picardie.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 28 to 79 communes:[1]
- Andainville
- Arguel
- Aumâtre
- Aumont
- Avesnes-Chaussoy
- Beaucamps-le-Jeune
- Beaucamps-le-Vieux
- Belloy-Saint-Léonard
- Bergicourt
- Bermesnil
- Bettembos
- Blangy-sous-Poix
- Brocourt
- Bussy-lès-Poix
- Cannessières
- Caulières
- Cerisy-Buleux
- Courcelles-sous-Moyencourt
- Croixrault
- Dromesnil
- Épaumesnil
- Éplessier
- Équennes-Éramecourt
- Étréjust
- Famechon
- Fontaine-le-Sec
- Forceville-en-Vimeu
- Foucaucourt-Hors-Nesle
- Fourcigny
- Framicourt
- Fresnes-Tilloloy
- Fresneville
- Fresnoy-Andainville
- Frettecuisse
- Fricamps
- Gauville
- Guizancourt
- Hescamps
- Heucourt-Croquoison
- Hornoy-le-Bourg
- Inval-Boiron
- Lachapelle
- Lafresguimont-Saint-Martin
- Lamaronde
- Lignières-Châtelain
- Lignières-en-Vimeu
- Liomer
- Marlers
- Le Mazis
- Meigneux
- Méréaucourt
- Méricourt-en-Vimeu
- Morvillers-Saint-Saturnin
- Mouflières
- Moyencourt-lès-Poix
- Nesle-l'Hôpital
- Neslette
- Neuville-au-Bois
- Neuville-Coppegueule
- Offignies
- Oisemont
- Poix-de-Picardie
- Le Quesne
- Rambures
- Saint-Aubin-Rivière
- Sainte-Segrée
- Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle
- Saint-Léger-sur-Bresle
- Saint-Maulvis
- Saulchoy-sous-Poix
- Senarpont
- Thieulloy-l'Abbaye
- Thieulloy-la-Ville
- Le Translay
- Vergies
- Villeroy
- Villers-Campsart
- Vraignes-lès-Hornoy
- Woirel
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5836 | 6600 | 6618 | 6599 | 6487 | 6858 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
See also
References
External links
- Le canton de Villers-Bocage on the Insee website (in French)
Coordinates: 49°46′22″N 1°56′04″E / 49.77278°N 1.93444°E
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