Canton of Hallencourt

Coordinates: 49°59′32″N 1°52′40″E / 49.99222°N 1.87778°E / 49.99222; 1.87778

Canton of Hallencourt
French canton
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Seat	Hallencourt
Communes	16
Government
• Representative	Jerome Bignon
Area¹
• Total	133.15 km2 (51.41 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	7,051
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 23
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Hallencourt 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 Gamaches in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Hallencourt in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 6 m at Érondelle to 127 m at Allery for an average of 59 m.

Composition

The canton of Hallencourt comprised 16 communes and a total of 7,051 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

See also

• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

References

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.

External links

• Le canton de Hallencourt on the Insee website (French)
• Somme website (French)
• Section Patrimoine du CIS Hallencourt (French)

Cantons of the Somme department
Abbeville-1 Abbeville-2 Ailly-sur-Noye Ailly-sur-Somme Albert Amiens-1 Amiens-2 Amiens-3 Amiens-4 Amiens-5 Amiens-6 Amiens-7 Corbie Doullens Flixecourt Friville-Escarbotin Gamaches Ham Moreuil Péronne Poix-de-Picardie Roye Rue