Canton of Gamaches

French canton
name=Canton of Gamaches
reg=
dept=
arr= Abbeville
chieftown= Gamaches
numcomm=20
cancode=80 22
pop=12,211
year=1999
area=154,38
dens=79
cons=
dates=|The Canton of Gamaches is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Gamaches in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 7m at Bouvaincourt-sur-Bresle to 181m at Bouillancourt-en-Séry for an average of 86m.

Composition

The canton of Gamaches comprises 20 communes and a total of 12,211 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

ee also

* Somme
* Arrondissements of the Somme department
* Cantons of the Somme department
* Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=P&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&codgeo=8022&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR Le canton de Gamaches on the Insee website]

Notes

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