Canton of Bernaville explained

50.1322°N 2.1644°W

Type:canton
Bernaville
Seat:Bernaville
Nbcomm:24
Insee:80 12
Pop:5631
Population As Of:2012
Area:166.47
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Bernaville 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. It consisted of 24 communes, which joined the canton of Doullens in 2015.[1] It had 5,631 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Bernaville in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 35m at Béalcourt to 167m at Fienvillers for an average of 111m.

The canton comprised 24 communes:[2]

Population

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
507653995286494547574874
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664510 Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep80.pdf Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme