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The Canton of Ham is a canton situated in the
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and in the
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of northern
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Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of
Ham Ham is pork from a leg cut of pork, cut that has been food preservation, preserved by wet or dry Curing (food preservation), curing, with or without smoking (cooking), smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. Lo ...
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Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 19 to 67
communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
(7 of which were merged into the new communes Hypercourt,
Hombleux Hombleux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Grécourt was merged into Hombleux.Marchélepot-Misery Marchélepot-Misery () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Marchélepo ...
):Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
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Ablaincourt-Pressoir Ablaincourt-Pressoir is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The two villages were formerly separately administered, but were joined in 1966. Geography Ablaincourt-Pressoir is found in the Santerre sub-regi ...
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Assevillers Assevillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and terr ...
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Belloy-en-Santerre Belloy-en-Santerre (, literally ''Belloy in Santerre'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D79 road, about from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, som ...
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Berny-en-Santerre Berny-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated at the junction of the D146 and D150 roads, one mile from the junction of the A1 and A29 autoroutes, some east of ...
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Béthencourt-sur-Somme Béthencourt-sur-Somme (, literally ''Béthencourt on Somme''; pcd, Bétencourt-su-Sonme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D15 and D62 road junction, on the ba ...
* Billancourt * Breuil *
Brouchy Brouchy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Brouchy is situated on the D4937 road, some southwest of Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Saint- ...
* Buverchy *
Chaulnes Chaulnes () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Chaulnes lies in the eastern part of the Somme department, 13 km north of Roye. The Chaulnes station is served by local trains between Am ...
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Chuignes Chuignes () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Chuignes is situated on the D143 and D71 crossroads, near the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of ...
* Cizancourt *
Croix-Moligneaux Croix-Moligneaux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D937 road, 1.6 km from the banks of the river Somme, west of Saint-Quentin. The Seine-Nord canal wi ...
* Curchy *
Dompierre-Becquincourt Dompierre-Becquincourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D71 road, some east of Amiens. Population Gallery File:Dompierre-Becquincourt Cem 2011 02.jpg, F ...
* Douilly *
Ennemain Ennemain () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and terr ...
* Épénancourt * Eppeville *
Esmery-Hallon Esmery-Hallon (; pcd, Inmery-Hallon) is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D186 and D17 junction, some ...
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Estrées-Deniécourt Estrées-Deniécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune lies on the national highway N29, at the junction with the A1 autoroute, west of the river Somme and east of Amiens. It h ...
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Falvy Falvy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Falvy is situated on the D103 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some west of Saint-Quentin. History Falvy originated as a Gaulish village. ...
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Fay A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, o ...
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Fontaine-lès-Cappy Fontaine-lès-Cappy (, literally ''Fontaine near Cappy''; pcd, Fontainne-lès-Capin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D71 road, some east of Amiens Ami ...
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Foucaucourt-en-Santerre Foucaucourt-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the N29 road, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commun ...
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Framerville-Rainecourt Framerville-Rainecourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, l ...
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Fresnes-Mazancourt Fresnes-Mazancourt (; pcd, Frène-Mazancourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated in the east of the département, east of Amiens at the junction of the D45 and N17, abo ...
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Ham Ham is pork from a leg cut of pork, cut that has been food preservation, preserved by wet or dry Curing (food preservation), curing, with or without smoking (cooking), smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. Lo ...
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Herleville Herleville () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Herleville is situated on the D143 road, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in north ...
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Hombleux Hombleux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Grécourt was merged into Hombleux.Hypercourt * Languevoisin-Quiquery * Licourt *
Lihons Lihons is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Lihons is situated east of Amiens, on the D337 road Population Places of interest The ...
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Marchélepot-Misery Marchélepot-Misery () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Marchélepo ...
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Matigny Matigny () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and terri ...
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Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D19 road, some southwest of Saint-Quentin. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department ...
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Monchy-Lagache Monchy-Lagache () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D15 road, some west of Saint-Quentin, on the northeastern border of the département. Population See also ...
* Morchain * Moyencourt * Muille-Villette *
Nesle Nesle () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Nesle is situated at the junction of the D930 and D337 roads, some southwest of Saint-Quentin. The Ingon, a small stream, passes through the commun ...
* Offoy * Pargny * Potte *
Proyart Proyart is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Proyart is situated on the D329 road, some east of Amiens. Population Places of interest * War memorial * The château See also *Communes of the S ...
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Punchy Punchy may refer to: *Punchy, Hawaiian Punch's mascot *Dementia pugilistica, a neurological disorder which affects some boxers, also called punch-drunk syndrome * Punchy, Somme, a French commune *Punchy, a nickname for the town of Punchbowl, New ...
* Puzeaux * Quivières * Rethonvillers * Rouy-le-Grand * Rouy-le-Petit * Saint-Christ-Briost * Sancourt *
Soyécourt Soyécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated east of Amiens, on the D79 road, less than a mile from the A29 autoroute. Population Places of interest * St.Martial's ...
* Tertry *
Ugny-l'Équipée Ugny-l'Équipée () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated east of Amiens, on the D145 road and on the border with the département of Aisne. Population See also *Commune ...
* Vauvillers * Vermandovillers * Villecourt *
Voyennes Voyennes is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Voyennes is situated 30 miles(48 km) west of Amiens, on the D417 road in the valley ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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):Ham Ham is pork from a leg cut of pork, cut that has been food preservation, preserved by wet or dry Curing (food preservation), curing, with or without smoking (cooking), smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. Lo ...
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