canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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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
Somme __NOTOC__
Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places
*Somme (department), a department of France
*Somme, Queensland, Australia
*Canal de la Somme, a canal in France
*Somme (river), a river in France
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Somme'' (book), a ...
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 ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
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 ...
.
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Roye in the
arrondissement of Montdidier
The arrondissement of Montdidier is an arrondissement of France in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 109 communes. Its population is 47,700 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Mont ...
Assainvillers
Assainvillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 t ...
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Ayencourt
Ayencourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 f ...
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Balâtre
Balâtre () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
A small farming village, situated 6.4 kilometres (6 miles) to the east of Roye, on the D248 road.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Somme d ...
Beuvraignes
Beuvraignes () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Beuvraignes is situated on the D133 road, some southeast of Amiens, the town of Beuvraignes is situated in the centre of Hauts-de-France, to th ...
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Biarre
Biarre () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Biarre is situated southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north ...
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Bouillancourt-la-Bataille
Bouillancourt-la-Bataille (; pcd, Bouillancourt-l’Batale) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The communes is situated on the D155, D26 and D483 road junction, about southeast of Amiens
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Boussicourt
Boussicourt (; pcd, Bouchicourt) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Boussicourt is situated on the D250 road, by the banks of the river Avre, some southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: ...
Cantigny
Cantigny is a park in Wheaton, Illinois, 30 miles west of Chicago. It is the former estate of Joseph Medill and his grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick, publishers of the ''Chicago Tribune'', and is open to the public. Cantigny includes large ...
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Le Cardonnois
Le Cardonnois (; pcd, L’Cardonois) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D188 road, some south-southeast of Amiens.
Population
See also
* Communes of the ...
Courtemanche
Courtemanche (; pcd, Corteminche) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Courtemanche is situated on the D155 road, some southeast of Amiens.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Somme depart ...
Cressy-Omencourt
Cressy-Omencourt (; pcd, Quèrsin-Omincourt) 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 compr ...
Dancourt-Popincourt
Dancourt-Popincourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D930 and D133 crossroads, some southwest of Roye.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Somme departm ...
L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin
L'Échelle-Saint-Aurin is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern Fran ...
Ercheu
Ercheu (; Picard: ''Èrchu'' ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Etymology of the place name
Diverting from the Latin word " Arx-Arcis ", strengthened place:
988 : Arceium
1048 : Archeium
1150 : ...
Ételfay
Ételfay (; pcd, Tèrfayin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Ételfay is situated on the D135e road, some southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city a ...
Fescamps
Fescamps is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Fescamps is situated on the D65 road, some southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northe ...
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Fignières
Fignières (; pcd, Fignière) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D135 and D41 road junction, some southeast of Amiens.
Population
See also
*Communes of the So ...
Fontaine-sous-Montdidier
Fontaine-sous-Montdidier (, literally ''Fontaine under Montdidier;'' Picard: ''Fontainne-dsou-Montdidji'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D26 road, southe ...
Gratibus
Gratibus is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Gratibus is situated on the D240 road, some southeast of Amiens, by the banks of the river Noye.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Somme depart ...
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Grivillers
Grivillers is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Grivillers is situated on the D930 road, some southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in nor ...
Laboissière-en-Santerre
Laboissière-en-Santerre (, literally ''Laboissière in Santerre'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D68 road, some southeast of Amiens.
Population
See also ...
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Laucourt
Laucourt () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Laucourt is situated on the D255 road, just off the N17 and less than a mile from the A1 autoroute, some southeast of Amiens
Amiens (Englis ...
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Liancourt-Fosse
Liancourt-Fosse () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated at the junction of the D227 and N17 roads, half a mile from the A1 autoroute and some southeast of Amiens
Am ...
Roiglise
Roiglise () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Roiglise is situated southeast of Amiens, on the D934 road and by the banks of the river Avre.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Somme depar ...
Tilloloy
Tilloloy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Tilloloy is situated in the east of the department southeast of Amiens, on the N17 road. The border with the Oise department is less than away.
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Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
Villers-lès-Roye
Villers-lès-Roye (, literally ''Villers near Roye'') is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated 25 miles(40 km) southeast of Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, ...
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Villers-Tournelle
Villers-Tournelle (; pcd, Vilèr-Tornelle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated 27 km (16 miles) southeast of Amiens, on the D188 road
Population
See also
*Commune ...
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):Roye
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