The Canton of Montdidier 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 34 communes, which joined the canton of Roye in 2015. It had 12,605 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
Geography The canton is organised around the commune of Montdidier in the arrondissement of Montdidier. The altitude varies from 40m (Hargicourt) to 155m (Villers-Tournelle) for an average of 121m.
The canton comprised 34 communes:
Andechy Assainvillers Ayencourt Becquigny Bouillancourt-la-Bataille Boussicourt Bus-la-Mésière Cantigny Le Cardonnois Courtemanche Davenescourt Erches Ételfay Faverolles Fescamps Fignières Fontaine-sous-Montdidier Gratibus Grivillers Guerbigny Hargicourt Laboissière-en-Santerre Lignières Malpart Marestmontiers Marquivillers Mesnil-Saint-Georges Montdidier Piennes-Onvillers Remaugies Rollot Rubescourt Villers-Tournelle Warsy
Population Population Growth 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 103041121511051110431141411969 Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
See also Arrondissements of the Somme department Cantons of the Somme department Communes of the Somme department
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