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

Hornoy-le-Bourg
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes16
Disbanded2015
SeatHornoy-le-Bourg
Area
151.78 km2 (58.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,803
  Density38/km2 (100/sq mi)

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,[1] which joined the canton of Poix-de-Picardie in 2015.[2] It had 5,803 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

The canton was 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 comprised 16 communes:[1]

Population

196219681975198219901999
586659075965571854715436
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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