Flers, Somme
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| Commune of Flers | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 49' 20" E |
| Latitude | 50° 02' 57" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Combles |
| Mayor | Mme Jeannette Busschaert (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 108 m–151 m (avg. 127 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6.27 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
138 |
| - Density (1999) | 22/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80314/ 80360 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Flers is a french commune near the northern edge of the département of Somme and the région of Picardie. It lies to the south of the D929 road, between Albert and Bapaume.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] History
In 1916, the Battle of Flers-Courcelette saw the first use of the tank (the Mark I) in the field of battle.
[edit] Administration
| Mandate | Name | Party | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | Mme Jeannette Busschaert | ||
| Earlier data are not known. | |||
[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 220 | 212 | 184 | 182 | 138 |
| Figures recorded since 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
