The Canton of Roisel 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 22 communes, which joined the canton of Péronne in 2015. It had 7,667 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
Geography The canton is organised around the commune of Roisel in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 59 m (Tincourt-Boucly) to 152 m (Liéramont) for an average of 103 m.
The canton comprised 22 communes:
Aizecourt-le-Bas Bernes Driencourt Épehy Fins Guyencourt-Saulcourt Hancourt Hervilly Hesbécourt Heudicourt Liéramont Longavesnes Marquaix Pœuilly Roisel Ronssoy Sorel Templeux-la-Fosse Templeux-le-Guérard Tincourt-Boucly Villers-Faucon Vraignes-en-Vermandois
Population Population Growth 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 824387688014783577337689 Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
See also Arrondissements of the Somme department Cantons of the Somme department Communes of the Somme department
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