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The Canton of Péronne is a
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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
Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
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of northern
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Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Péronne, in the
arrondissement of Péronne The arrondissement of Péronne is an arrondissement of France in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 208 communes. Its population is 94,895 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Péron ...
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Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 21 to 60 communes: *
Aizecourt-le-Bas Aizecourt-le-Bas () 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 ...
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Allaines Allaines () 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 ter ...
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Barleux Barleux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Situated from the A1 autoroute, at the junction of the D79 and D148 roads, about halfway between Amiens and Saint-Quentin. Population See also ...
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Bernes Bernes () 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 territ ...
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Biaches Biaches () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Biaches is situated by the banks of the Somme, east of Amiens on the D1 and from the A29 autoroute. Population See also *Communes of the Somme ...
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Bouchavesnes-Bergen Bouchavesnes-Bergen is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the junction of the D149 and the N17 roads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population See also *Communes ...
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Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois 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 re ...
* Brie *
Buire-Courcelles Buire-Courcelles (; pcd, Buire-Courchelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D199 road, some northeast of Saint-Quentin. Etymology * ''Buire'' : Of Celtic ...
* Bussu * Cartigny *
Cléry-sur-Somme Cléry-sur-Somme (, literally ''Cléry on Somme'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D938, by the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens Amiens ( ...
* Combles *
Devise Devise may refer to: * To invent something * A disposal of real property in a will and testament, or the property itself which has been disposed of * Devise, Somme See also * Device (disambiguation) * Devizes Devizes is a market town and civ ...
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Doingt Doingt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens. History Completely destroyed during World Wa ...
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Driencourt Driencourt (; Picard: ''Dryincourt'' ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Driencourt is situated on the D181 road, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population History As with many towns in ...
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Épehy Épehy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Valentine Fleming died there in 1917. Geography Épehy is situated in the northeast of the department, on the D24 and D58 roads some north-northwest of Saint-Qu ...
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Équancourt Équancourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.Estrées-Mons Estrées-Mons ( Picard: ''Étrée-Mon'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality was formed in 1973 from the merger of Estrées-en-Chaussée and Mons-en-Chaussée. It is one of many villages i ...
* Éterpigny *
Étricourt-Manancourt Étricourt-Manancourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Étricourt-Manancourt is situated on the D43 road, some east-northeast of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of the Somme depart ...
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Feuillères Feuillères (; Picard: ''Fuillère'') is a commune in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D146 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens Amiens ( ...
* Fins *
Flaucourt Flaucourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Flaucourt is situated on the D148 road, half a mile from both the D1 and the A1 autoroute, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; ...
* Flers *
Ginchy Ginchy () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Ginchy is situated on the D20 road, some northeast of Amiens. The graphic below shows the community in relation to nearby places. H ...
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Gueudecourt Gueudecourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History During the Battle of the Somme (1916), Battle of the Somme, the town of Gueudecourt ...
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Guillemont Guillemont () is a commune approximately east of Albert in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It, like much of the surrounding area, is primarily an agricultural community, but is known for its large Commonwealth War ...
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Guyencourt-Saulcourt Guyencourt-Saulcourt 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 ...
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Hancourt Hancourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Hancourt is situated on the D15 and D194 crossroads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. History Hancourt was the French village to which the 22 ...
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Hardecourt-aux-Bois Hardecourt-aux-Bois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D146b road, northeast of Amiens. Population See also *Communes of the Somme department The following ...
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Hem-Monacu Hem-Monacu is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D146 road, some northeast of Amiens, by the banks of the river Somme. The A1 autoroute is less than away. Populat ...
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Hervilly Hervilly 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 territo ...
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Herbécourt Herbécourt () 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 t ...
* Hesbécourt * Heudicourt *
Lesbœufs Lesbœufs () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Lesbœufs is situated on the D74 road, about from the A1 autoroute, some northeast of Amiens and north-east of Albert. History The village was ...
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Liéramont Liéramont () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D22 and D72 crossroads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population See also *Communes of the Somme departmen ...
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Longavesnes Longavesnes () 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 t ...
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Longueval Longueval () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueval is located northwest of Amiens on the D919 road, at the junction with the D8. Longueval is found in the north-east of the département ...
* Marquaix * Maurepas *
Mesnil-Bruntel Mesnil-Bruntel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D88 road, some west-northwest of Saint-Quentin, about a mile from the banks of the river Somme. Population ...
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Mesnil-en-Arrouaise Mesnil-en-Arrouaise () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D172 road, southwest of Cambrai, in the ancient region of the Arrouaise, which, to the Romans Roman ...
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Moislains Moislains () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Moislains is situated on the D184 and D43 crossroads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population Personalities Ferdinand Carré Ferdinan ...
* Nurlu * Péronne * Pœuilly * Rancourt * Roisel *
Ronssoy Ronssoy () 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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Sailly-Saillisel Sailly-Saillisel is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated some northeast of Amiens, on the N17 and D172 roads, close to the border with the Pas-de-Calais. History * Theatr ...
* Sorel *
Templeux-la-Fosse Templeux-la-Fosse (; pcd, Timplu-l'Fosse) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated east of Amiens, on the D184 road Population See also *Communes of the Somme department ...
* Templeux-le-Guérard *
Tincourt-Boucly Tincourt-Boucly () 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, locat ...
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Villers-Carbonnel Villers-Carbonnel () 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, loc ...
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Villers-Faucon Villers-Faucon () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Saint-Quentin, at the D72 and D101 crossroads, in the far east of the départem ...
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Vraignes-en-Vermandois Vraignes-en-Vermandois 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 regio ...
Before 2015, the composition was as follows:Canton de Péronne
SPLAF * Aizecourt-le-Haut *
Allaines Allaines () 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 ter ...
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Barleux Barleux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Situated from the A1 autoroute, at the junction of the D79 and D148 roads, about halfway between Amiens and Saint-Quentin. Population See also ...
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Biaches Biaches () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Biaches is situated by the banks of the Somme, east of Amiens on the D1 and from the A29 autoroute. Population See also *Communes of the Somme ...
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Bouchavesnes-Bergen Bouchavesnes-Bergen is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the junction of the D149 and the N17 roads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population See also *Communes ...
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Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois Bouvincourt-en-Vermandois 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 re ...
* Brie *
Buire-Courcelles Buire-Courcelles (; pcd, Buire-Courchelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D199 road, some northeast of Saint-Quentin. Etymology * ''Buire'' : Of Celtic ...
* Bussu * Cartigny *
Cléry-sur-Somme Cléry-sur-Somme (, literally ''Cléry on Somme'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D938, by the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens Amiens ( ...
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Doingt Doingt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens. History Completely destroyed during World Wa ...
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Estrées-Mons Estrées-Mons ( Picard: ''Étrée-Mon'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality was formed in 1973 from the merger of Estrées-en-Chaussée and Mons-en-Chaussée. It is one of many villages i ...
* Éterpigny *
Feuillères Feuillères (; Picard: ''Fuillère'') is a commune in the Somme department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D146 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some east of Amiens Amiens ( ...
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Flaucourt Flaucourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Flaucourt is situated on the D148 road, half a mile from both the D1 and the A1 autoroute, some east of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; ...
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Mesnil-Bruntel Mesnil-Bruntel () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated on the D88 road, some west-northwest of Saint-Quentin, about a mile from the banks of the river Somme. Population ...
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Moislains Moislains () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Moislains is situated on the D184 and D43 crossroads, some northwest of Saint-Quentin. Population Personalities Ferdinand Carré Ferdinan ...
* Nurlu * Péronne *
Villers-Carbonnel Villers-Carbonnel () 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, loc ...


Population


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):Peronne {{Somme-geo-stub