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Canton of Hornoy-le-Bourg

Canton of Hornoy-le-Bourg
French canton
Country France
Region Blason région fr Picardie.svg Picardie
Department Blason département fr Somme.svg Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Seat Hornoy-le-Bourg
Communes 16
Government
 • Representative Daniel Capon
2001-2008
Area¹
 • Total 151.78 km2 (58.60 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 5,436
 • Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Cantonal code 80 25
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

Coordinates: 49°50′46″N 1°54′8″E / 49.84611°N 1.90222°E / 49.84611; 1.90222

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.

The canton is 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 of Hornoy-le-Bourg comprised 16 communes and a total of 5436 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).



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