The Canton of Albert is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Albert | |
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Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
No. of communes | 65 |
Seat | Albert |
Area | 464.00 km2 (179.15 sq mi) |
Population | 28,229 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 80 05 |
The canton is organised around the commune of Albert.
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 26 to 67 communes (4 of which were merged into the new communes Étinehem-Méricourt and Carnoy-Mametz):[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2013 | 28,390 | — |
2018 | 28,302 | −0.06% |
Source: INSEE[3][4] |
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