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Canton Of Amiens-4
The Canton of Amiens-4 is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography The canton is organised around the commune of Amiens in the arrondissement of Amiens. Composition At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 2 to 7 communes: *Amiens (southeastern part) * Blangy-Tronville *Cachy *Gentelles *Glisy *Longueau *Villers-Bretonneux See also * Arrondissements of the Somme department * Cantons of the Somme department * Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of Amiens was 135,429. A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. Incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron was born in Amiens. The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath, the city was ...
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Cachy
Cachy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Cachy is situated on the D168 road, some southeast of Amiens and near to Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway. Villers-Bretonneux bord .... Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Communes Of The Somme Department
The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
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Cantons Of The Somme Department
The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Somme department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Abbeville-1 * Abbeville-2 * Ailly-sur-Noye * Ailly-sur-Somme * Albert * Amiens-1 * Amiens-2 * Amiens-3 * Amiens-4 * Amiens-5 * Amiens-6 * Amiens-7 * Corbie * Doullens * Flixecourt * Friville-Escarbotin * Gamaches * Ham * Moreuil * Péronne * Poix-de-Picardie * Roye * Rue ''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of '' Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bl ... References {{Cantons of France ...
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Arrondissements Of The Somme Department
The 4 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department are: # Arrondissement of Abbeville, (subprefectures in France, subprefecture: Abbeville) with 164 Communes of France, communes. The population of the arrondissement was 125,867 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Amiens, (Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Somme department: Amiens) with 291 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 304,282 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Montdidier, (subprefecture: Montdidier, Somme, Montdidier) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 47,700 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Péronne, (subprefecture: Péronne, Somme, Péronne) with 208 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 94,895 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Amiens, Abbeville, Doullens, Montdidier and Péronne were established. The arrondissement of Doullens was disbanded in 1926. In January 2009 the canton of Oisemont passed from t ...
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Villers-Bretonneux
Villers-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway. Villers-Bretonneux borders a particularly flat landscape towards the east, which can be considered as the western boundary of the Santerre plateau and the eastern boundary of the Amiénois. The territory of the commune is crossed by the old national road 29 (current RD 1029), perfectly rectilinear road following the route of the ancient Roman road linking Amiens to Saint-Quentin in the Aisne. The agglomeration is located at the crossroads of the D 23 linking Corbie to Moreuil. Villers-Bretonneux station is located on the railway line from Amiens to Laon via Tergnier. History Prehistoric era Polished flints from the neolithic era indicate that a human presence has been in the commune for a long time. Antiquity Roman coins, remains of dwelling and a sandstone mi ...
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Longueau
Longueau (; pcd, Londjeu) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil, Arras, Lille, Compiègne and Paris. Population Places of interest The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars. See also *Communes of the Somme department References

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Glisy
Glisy (; pcd, Glisu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Glisy is situated east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ... on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the occupying German forces between 1940 and 1944. Population See also * Communes of the Somme department References Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Gentelles
Gentelles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Amiens-4.INSEE
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Geography

Gentelles is situated on the D168 road, some southeast of .


History

The village has been known by various name through its history: Gentilla, Gentella, Gentèle, Gentela, Gentelles, Gentilles, Le Gendalle and finally Gentelles. It was the first town to be given to the abbey of by

Blangy-Tronville
Blangy-Tronville () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The communes is situated on the banks of the Somme, east of Amiens on the D267 road. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Amiens-geo-stub ...
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Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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