Canton of Montdidier

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).

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

See also

Arrondissements of the Somme department

Cantons of the Somme department

Communes of the Somme department

References

Montdidier

2015 disestablishments in France

States and territories disestablished in 2015