49°50′46″N 2°23′30″E / 49.84611°N 2.39167°E / 49.84611; 2.39167

Boves
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes23
Disbanded2015
SeatBoves
Area
184.06 km2 (71.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
20,790
 • Density113/km2 (290/sq mi)

The Canton of Boves is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the former Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 20,790 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography edit

The canton is organised around the commune of Boves in the arrondissement of Amiens. The altitude varies from 21m at Glisy to 137m at Saint-Sauflieu for an average of 73m.

The canton comprised 23 communes:[1]

Population edit

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
11018 12703 15271 17988 19370 19598
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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