Canton of Combles

Coordinates: 50°0′36″N 2°51′58″E / 50.01000°N 2.86611°E / 50.01000; 2.86611

Canton of Combles
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Combles
Communes	22
Area¹
• Total	126.16 km2 (48.71 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	3,780
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 16
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Combles 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 Combles in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 42 m (Curlu) à 157 m (Ginchy) for an average of 104m.

Composition

The canton of Combles comprised 22 communes, none of which exceeds a population of 700, for a total of 3,780 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

External links

• The canton of Combles 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