Canton of Picquigny

Coordinates: 49°56′42″N 2°8′41″E / 49.94500°N 2.14472°E / 49.94500; 2.14472

Canton of Picquigny
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Seat	Picquigny
Communes	21
Area¹
• Total	208.05 km2 (80.33 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	17,702
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 34
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Picquigny is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy 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 Picquigny in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 6m at Flixecourt to 134m at Vignacourt for an average of 50m.

Composition

The canton of Picquigny comprised 21 communes and a total of 17,702 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Places of interest

• 
  The château at Picquigny
• 
  The church

Population

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Picquigny.

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

External links

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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd , 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