Canton of Boves

The Canton of Boves is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Boves
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes23
Disbanded2015
SeatBoves
Area
 • Total184.06 km2 (71.07 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total19,598
 • Density106/km2 (270/sq mi)

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Boves in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 21m at Glisy to 137m at Saint-Sauflieu for an average of 73m.

Composition

The canton of Boves comprised 23 communes and a total of 19,598 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Blangy-Tronville5538044080107
Boves27868044080131
Cachy2278080080159
Cottenchy3728044080213
Dommartin3878044080246
Dury1 1418048080261
Estrées-sur-Noye2558025080291
Fouencamps2398044080337
Gentelles4618080080376
Glisy4838044080379
Grattepanche2698068080387
Guyencourt-sur-Noye2018025080403
Hailles3328044080405
Hébécourt3718068080424
Remiencourt1708025080668
Rumigny5678068080690
Sains-en-Amiénois1 0758068080696
Saint-Fuscien9668068080702
Saint-Sauflieu9018016080717
Saleux2 4938048080724
Salouël4 1628048080725
Thézy-Glimont4198044080752
Vers-sur-Selles7688048080791

Population
196219681975198219901999
110181270315271179881937019598
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
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