Le canton d'Amiens 5e (Sud-Est) est un ancien canton français situé dans le département de la Somme et la région Picardie.
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The Amiens 8th Canton is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 16,103 inhabitants.
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The siege of Amiens was a siege and battle fought during the Franco-Spanish War, as part of both the French Wars of Religion and the Anglo-Spanish War, between 13 May and 25 September 1597. The Spanish, who had sent a large army in March, had captured the city of Amiens easily in a ruse. Henry IV of France, after the surprise of the capture, immediately and quickly built up an army which included a large English force and besieged Amiens on 13 May.
An attempted relief force sent under the command of Ernst von Mansfeld and the Archduke of Austria repeatedly failed to dislodge the besiegers and afterwards the Spanish relief force retreated. Amiens ultimately fell back into Henry's hands with the surrender of the entire Spanish force. As a result of the victory, Henry was in a strong position to enact the Edict of Nantes and to negotiate the peace of Vervins which was signed with Spain the following spring. The siege was the last major military event in the Franco-Spanish War as well as the French Wars of Religion.
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Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, located 120 km north of Paris and 100 km south-west of Lille. With 136,449 inhabitants, it is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. A central landmark of the city is Amiens Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in France. Amiens also has one of the largest university hospitals in France, with a capacity of 1,200 beds. The author Jules Verne lived in Amiens from 1871 until his death in 1905, and served on the city council for 15 years. Amiens is the birthplace of French president Emmanuel Macron.
The town was fought over during both World Wars, suffering significant damage, and was repeatedly occupied by both sides. The 1918 Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Hundred Days Offensive which directly led to the Armistice with Germany. The Royal Air Force heavily bombed the town during the Second World War. In the aftermath, the city was rebuilt according to Pierre Dufau's plans with wider streets to ease traffic congestion. These newer structures were primarily built of brick, concrete and white stone with slate roofs. The architect Auguste Perret designed the Gare d'Amiens train station and nearby Tour Perret.
Amiens has an important historical and cultural heritage, on which a significant amount of tourism is based. Apart from the cathedral, there are the hortillonnages, the Jules Verne House, the Tour Perret, the Musée de Picardie, the zoo, and the Saint-Leu and Saint-Maurice neighborhoods. A total of 60 monuments are listed in the inventory of monuments historiques, over 1600 places and monuments listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage, and 187 objects listed in the inventory of monuments historiques. During December, the town hosts the largest Christmas market in northern France. It is known for a few local foods, including "macarons d'Amiens", almond paste biscuits; "tuiles amienoises", chocolate and orange curved biscuits; "pâté de canard d'Amiens", duck pâté in pastry; "la ficelle Picarde", an oven-baked cheese-topped crêpe; and "flamiche aux poireaux", a puff pastry tart made with leeks and cream.
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The Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole is a communauté d'agglomération in the Somme département and in the Hauts-de-France région of France. It was created in December 1999. Its area is 348.7 km2. Its population was 180,905 in 2018, of which 133,891 were in Amiens proper.
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The Canton of Amiens-6 is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Ce canton était organisé autour d'Amiens dans l'arrondissement d'Amiens. Son altitude variait de 14 m (Amiens) à 107 m (Cagny) pour une altitude moyenne de 35 m.
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À la suite du redécoupage de 2014, ce canton se retrouve dans le nouveau canton d'Amiens-5.
Conseillers d'arrondissement (de 1833 à 1940)
Source : Le Progrès de la Somme, sur Gallica et Retronews. Source : Dictionnaire du personnel politique de la Somme - édition 2025, sur le site des Archives départementales.
De 1833 à 1970
Le canton était composé d'une partie d'Amiens (bureaux école Notre-Dame, école rue Lavalard, école rue Rigollot, école Bapaume, école rue Legrand-Daussy, La Neuville, Boutillerie), et des communes de Cagny, Camon, Longueau et Rivery.
De 1970 à 2015
(1) fraction de commune.
Voir aussi
Somme Arrondissements de la Somme Cantons de la Somme Communes de la Somme Liste des conseillers généraux de la Somme