The Canton of Conty is a former

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situated in the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of the

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and in the former

Picardy Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

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of northern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 23 communes, which joined the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye in 2015.Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
/ref> It had 9,237 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme
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Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Conty in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 36m at

Bacouel-sur-Selle Bacouel-sur-Selle (, literally ''Bacouel on Selle''; Picard: ''Bacoué-su-Selle'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily l ...

to 194m at

Belleuse Belleuse (; Picard language, Picard: ''Béleu'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Belleuse is situated on the D8 road, some south ...

for an average of 83m. The canton comprised 23 communes: *

Bosquel Bosquel (; pcd, L’Boutchi) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bosquel is situated on the D920 road, less than a mile from the A16 autoroute, some south of Amiens. Population See also * ...

* Brassy *

Contre Contre (; pcd, Conte) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Contre is situated on the D242 road, some southwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commun ...

* Conty * Courcelles-sous-Thoix *

Essertaux Essertaux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Essertaux is situated on the junction of the A16 autoroute, the N1 and the D920 roads, some south of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd ...

* Fleury *

Fossemanant Fossemanant (; pcd, Fosménant) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Fossemanant is situated on the D8 road, some southwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a ci ...

* Frémontiers * Lœuilly *

Monsures Monsures () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Monsures is situated on the D210 and the D109 roads, some south of Amiens, in the southernmost point of the département, in the valley of the ...

Namps-Maisnil Namps-Maisnil () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography A commune created by the amalgamation, in 1972, of the four old communes of Namps-au-Mont, Namps-au-Val, Rumaisnil and Taisnil. The commune ...

Nampty Nampty is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Nampty is situated on the D8 road, on the banks of the river Selle, some south of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a cit ...

* Neuville-lès-Lœuilly * Oresmaux *

Plachy-Buyon Plachy-Buyon (; pcd, Plachy-Bion) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D8 road, some south of Amiens, in the valley of the Selle river, a tributary of the Som ...

Prouzel Prouzel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Prouzel is situated on the D8b road, some 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city an ...

Sentelie Sentelie () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Sentelie is situated southwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located n ...

Thoix Thoix (; pcd, Toé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Thoix is situated southwest of Amiens, on the D100 road. The Parquets river, a small tributary of the river Évoissons, which flows in ...

* Tilloy-lès-Conty * Velennes