Canton of Acheux-en-Amiénois

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

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 km2 (64.14 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	5,809
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 03
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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).

Population

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

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