Country France Department Somme Seat Amiens Commune 3 | Region Picardie Arrondissement Amiens Communes 3 | |
The Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
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Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Amiens in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 14m at Amiens, to 131m at Poulainville for an average of 44m.
Composition
The Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton comprised 3 communes and a total of 137157 inhabitants
(census of 1999, without double counting).
References
Amiens 8th (Nord) Canton Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA