50°7′56″N 2°9′52″E / 50.13222°N 2.16444°E / 50.13222; 2.16444
Former canton in Hauts-de-France, France| Bernaville | |
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| Former canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| No. of communes | 24 |
| Disbanded | 2015 |
| Seat | Bernaville |
| Area | 166.47 km (64.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,631 |
| • Density | 34/km (90/sq mi) |
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. It had 5,631 inhabitants (2012).
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:
- Agenville
- Autheux
- Barly
- Béalcourt
- Beaumetz
- Bernâtre
- Bernaville
- Boisbergues
- Candas
- Domesmont
- Épécamps
- Fienvillers
- Frohen-sur-Authie
- Gorges
- Heuzecourt
- Maizicourt
- Le Meillard
- Mézerolles
- Montigny-les-Jongleurs
- Occoches
- Outrebois
- Prouville
- Remaisnil
- Saint-Acheul
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 5076 | 5399 | 5286 | 4945 | 4757 | 4874 |
| 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
References
- ^ Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
- Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
Cantons of the Somme department  | |
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