Canton of Villers-Bocage, Somme

Villers-Bocage
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Seat	Villers-Bocage
Communes	24
Area¹
• Total	190.28 km2 (73.47 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	12,386
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 41
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Villers-Bocage 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.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Villers-Bocage in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 20m (Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée) to 154m (Talmas) for an average of 92m.

Composition

The canton of Villers-Bocage comprised 24 communes and a total of 12,386 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

See also

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

External links

• Le canton de Villers-Bocage on the Insee website (French)

Notes

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

Coordinates: 49°58′54″N 2°22′33″E / 49.98167°N 2.37583°E / 49.98167; 2.37583