The Canton of Hornoy-le-Bourg 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 16 communes, which joined the canton of Poix-de-Picardie in 2015. It had 5,803 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
Geography The canton was organised around the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 48m at Belloy-Saint-Léonard to 211m at Beaucamps-le-Jeune for an average of 161m.
The canton comprised 16 communes:
Arguel Aumont Beaucamps-le-Jeune Beaucamps-le-Vieux Belloy-Saint-Léonard Brocourt Dromesnil Hornoy-le-Bourg Lafresguimont-Saint-Martin Liomer Méricourt-en-Vimeu Le Quesne Saint-Germain-sur-Bresle Thieulloy-l'Abbaye Villers-Campsart Vraignes-lès-Hornoy
Population 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 586659075965571854715436 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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