Canton of Combles

Canton of Combles
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Combles
Communes	22
Area¹
• Total	126.16 km2 (48.71 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	3,780
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 16
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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.

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.

Composition

The canton of Combles comprised 22 communes, none of which exceeds a population of 700, for a total of 3,780 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Carnoy	85	80300	80175
Combles	676	80360	80204
Curlu	111	80360	80231
Équancourt	280	80360	80275
Étricourt-Manancourt	400	80360	80298
Flers	138	80360	80314
Ginchy	56	80360	80378
Gueudecourt	104	80360	80397
Guillemont	114	80360	80401
Hardecourt-aux-Bois	84	80360	80418
Hem-Monacu	98	80360	80428
Lesbœufs	151	80360	80472
Longueval	248	80360	80490
Maricourt	145	80360	80513
Maurepas	215	80360	80521
Mesnil-en-Arrouaise	124	80360	80538
Montauban-de-Picardie	197	80300	80560
Rancourt	144	80360	80664
Sailly-Saillisel	410	80360	80695

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

External links

• The canton of Combles on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.