Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois

Coordinates: 50°4′27″N 2°32′1″E / 50.07417°N 2.53361°E

Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Seat	Acheux-en-Amiénois
Communes	26
Area¹
• Total	166.11 km^2 (64.14 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	5,809
• Density	35/km^2 (91/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 03
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 26 communes, which joined the canton of Albert in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Acheux-en-Amiénois in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 63m at Toutencourt to 157m at Authie for an average of 129m.

Composition

The canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois comprised 26 communes and a total of 5,809 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Acheux-en-Amiénois	514	80560	80003
Arquèves	143	80560	80028
Authie	238	80560	80043
Bayencourt	73	80560	80057
Bertrancourt	199	80560	80095
Bus-lès-Artois	146	80560	80153
Coigneux	50	80560	80201
Colincamps	88	80560	80203
Courcelles-au-Bois	74	80560	80217
Englebelmer	242	80300	80266
Forceville	161	80560	80329
Harponville	125	80560	80420
Hédauville	100	80560	80425
Hérissart	494	80260	80431
Léalvillers	166	80560	80470
Louvencourt	264	80560	80493
Mailly-Maillet	604	80560	80498
Marieux	82	80560	80514
Puchevillers	487	80560	80645
Raincheval	244	80600	80659
Saint-Léger-lès-Authie	98	80560	80705
Senlis-le-Sec	302	80300	80733
Thièvres	132	62760	80756
Toutencourt	493	80560	80766
Varennes	177	80560	80776
Vauchelles-lès-Authie	113	80560	80777

Population

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5947	6228	5895	5754	5730	5809
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Somme
• 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 (French)

References

1. Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.