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The Canton of Amiens-4 is a canton situated in the department of the
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and in the
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of northern
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Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of
Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
in the arrondissement of Amiens.


Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 2 to 7
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:Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
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Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
(southeastern part) * Blangy-Tronville * Cachy * Gentelles *
Glisy Glisy (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Glisy is situated east of Amiens on the D4029 road. Amiens airport is within the boundaries of the village. It was used as a military base by the ...
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Longueau Longueau (; ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Longueau is situated southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Crei ...
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Villers-Bretonneux Villers-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Villers-Bretonneux is situated some 19 km due east of Amiens, on the D1029 road and the A29 motorway. Villers-Bretonneux borde ...


See also

* Arrondissements of the Somme department * Cantons of the Somme department *
Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 771 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Amiens 4 Canton 4 {{Somme-geo-stub