Canton of Combles explained

50.01°N 2.8661°W

Type:	canton
Combles
Seat:	Combles
Nbcomm:	19
Insee:	80 16
Pop:	4422
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	126.16
Disbanded:	2015

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. It had 4,422 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

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.

The canton comprised 19 communes:^[1]

• Carnoy
• Combles
• Curlu
• Équancourt
• Étricourt-Manancourt
• Flers
• Ginchy
• Gueudecourt
• Guillemont
• Hardecourt-aux-Bois
• Hem-Monacu
• Lesbœufs
• Longueval
• Maricourt
• Maurepas
• Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
• Montauban-de-Picardie
• Rancourt
• Sailly-Saillisel

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
4352	4569	4050	3886	3807	3780
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep80.pdf Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme