Canton of Montdidier

Coordinates: 49°38′55″N 2°34′15″E / 49.64861°N 2.57083°E / 49.64861; 2.57083

Canton of Montdidier
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Seat	Montdidier
Communes	34
Area¹
• Total	213.66 km2 (82.49 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	11,969
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 27
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Montdidier 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 34 communes, which joined the canton of Roye in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Montdidier in the arrondissement of Montdidier. The altitude varies from 40m (Hargicourt) to 155m (Villers-Tournelle) for an average of 121m.

Composition

The canton of Montdidier comprised 34 communes and a total of 11,969 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

See also

• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

References

External links

• Le canton de Montdidier on the Insee website (French)

Notes

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

Cantons of the Somme department
Abbeville-1 Abbeville-2 Ailly-sur-Noye Ailly-sur-Somme Albert Amiens-1 Amiens-2 Amiens-3 Amiens-4 Amiens-5 Amiens-6 Amiens-7 Corbie Doullens Flixecourt Friville-Escarbotin Gamaches Ham Moreuil Péronne Poix-de-Picardie Roye Rue