Camon, Somme

Camon is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Camon
Commune
The church in Camon
Location of Camon
Camon Camon
Coordinates: 49°53′16″N 2°20′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Amiens-3
Intercommunality	Amiens Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Claude Renaux
Area ^1	12.9 km^2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,432
• Density	340/km^2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80164 /80450
Elevation	22–84 m (72–276 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is separated by the river Somme. The main town is on the right bank, but Petit-Camon is on the other, on the N29 between Albert and Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Camon, Somme

Year	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1800	1764	1830	2110	3008	4350	4214	3920	4366	4609
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The sixteenth century church

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.