Canton of Chaulnes

Coordinates: 49°48′59″N 2°48′17″E / 49.81639°N 2.80472°E / 49.81639; 2.80472

Canton of Chaulnes
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Chaulnes
Communes	22
Area¹
• Total	143.04 km2 (55.23 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	6,564
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 15
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Chaulnes 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 22 communes, which joined the canton of Ham in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Chaulnes in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 32m (Proyart) to 112m (Lihons) for an average of 87m.

Composition

The canton of Chaulnes comprised 22 communes and a total of 6,564 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

References

External links

• The canton de Chaulnes 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