Canton of Chaulnes

Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°48′17″E / 49.81639°N 2.80472°E

Canton of Chaulnes
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Chaulnes
Communes	22
Area¹
• Total	143.04 km^2 (55.23 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	6,564
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 15
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Chaulnes 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 22 communes, which joined the canton of Ham in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Chaulnes in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 32m (Proyart) to 112m (Lihons) for an average of 87m.

Composition

The canton of Chaulnes comprised 22 communes and a total of 6,564 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Ablaincourt-Pressoir	227	80320	80002
Assevillers	228	80200	80033
Belloy-en-Santerre	167	80200	80080
Berny-en-Santerre	153	80200	80090
Chaulnes	1901	80320	80186
Chuignes	127	80340	80194
Dompierre-Becquincourt	642	80980	80247
Estrées-Deniécourt	245	80200	80288
Fay	71	80200	80304
Fontaine-lès-Cappy	53	80340	80325
Foucaucourt-en-Santerre	223	80340	80335
Framerville-Rainecourt	296	80131	80342
Fresnes-Mazancourt	134	80320	80353
Herleville	99	80340	80432
Hyencourt-le-Grand	81	80320	80447
Lihons	377	80320	80481
Omiécourt	223	80320	80608
Proyart	522	80340	80644
Puzeaux	210	80320	80647
Soyécourt	204	80200	80741
Vauvillers	262	80131	80781
Vermandovillers	119	80320	80789

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5044	6411	6151	6064	6332	6564
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

References

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

External links

• The canton de Chaulnes on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.