Canton of Boves
| Former Canton of Boves |
|
|---|---|
| region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| main place | Boves |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 20,790 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 113 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 184.06 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 8013 |
The canton of Boves was a French constituency in the arrondissement of Amiens , in the department of Somme and in the region of Picardy that existed until 2015 ; its main town was Boves . Olivier Jardé ( NC ) was the representative in the General Council of the Department from 1994 .
The canton of Boves was 184.06 km² and had 19,899 inhabitants in 2006. It was on average 73 m above sea level, between 21 m in Glisy and 137 m in Saint-Sauflieu .
Communities
The canton consisted of 23 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blangy-Tronville | 555 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80107 | 80440 |
| Boves | 3,115 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80131 | 80440 |
| Cachy | 273 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80159 | 80800 |
| Cottenchy | 571 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80213 | 80440 |
| Dommartin | 344 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80246 | 80440 |
| Dury | 1,229 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80261 | 80480 |
| Estrées-sur-Noye | 282 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80291 | 80250 |
| Fouencamps | 229 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80337 | 80440 |
| Gentelles | 570 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80376 | 80800 |
| Glisy | 651 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80379 | 80440 |
| Grattepanche | 288 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80387 | 80680 |
| Guyencourt-sur-Noye | 155 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80403 | 80250 |
| Hailles | 426 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80405 | 80440 |
| Hébécourt | 529 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80424 | 80680 |
| Remiencourt | 182 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80668 | 80250 |
| Rumigny | 557 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80690 | 80680 |
| Sains-en-Amiénois | 1,181 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80696 | 80680 |
| Saint-Fuscien | 992 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80702 | 80680 |
| Saint-Sauflieu | 1,000 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80717 | 80160 |
| Saleux | 2,681 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80724 | 80480 |
| Salouël | 4,005 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80725 | 80480 |
| Thézy-Glimont | 526 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80752 | 80440 |
| Vers-sur-Selles | 730 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 80791 | 80480 |
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,018 | 12,703 | 15,271 | 17,988 | 19,370 | 19,598 | 19,899 |