Canton of Chaulnes
canton of France (until March 2015)
The Canton of Chaulnes 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 Ham in 2015. It had 7,410 inhabitants (2012).
Geography
The canton is organised around the commune of Chaulnes in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 32 m (Proyart) to 112 m (Lihons) for an average of 87 m.
“Canton of Chaulnes” enters the record as canton of France (until March 2015). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Canton, Chaulnes and canton can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q166931. VIAF identifies the subject as 239657090. Authority coordinates are 49.816, 2.805. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2015 and 2012.
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