Canton of Hornoy-le-Bourg explained

49.8461°N 1.9022°W

Type:canton
Hornoy-le-Bourg
Seat:Hornoy-le-Bourg
Nbcomm:16
Insee:80 25
Pop:5803
Population As Of:2012
Area:151.78
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Hornoy-le-Bourg 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 16 communes, which joined the canton of Poix-de-Picardie in 2015.[1] It had 5,803 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

The canton was organised around the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 48m at Belloy-Saint-Léonard to 211m at Beaucamps-le-Jeune for an average of 161m.

The canton comprised 16 communes:[2]

Population

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
586659075965571854715436
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