Country France Department Somme Seat Roisel Commune 22 | Region Picardie Arrondissement Péronne Communes 22 | |
The Canton of Roisel is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 22 communes, which joined the canton of Péronne in 2015.
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Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Roisel in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 59m (Tincourt-Boucly) to 152m (Liéramont) for an average of 103m.
Composition
The canton of Roisel comprised 22 communes and a total of 7689 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Canton of Roisel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA