Airaines

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Coordinates: 49°57′57″N 1°56′39″E / 49.96583, 1.94417

Commune of Airaines

Location

Administration

Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois

Mayor

Jean-Luc Lefebvre
(2001-2008)

Statistics

Elevation

15 m–116 m
(avg. 49 m)

Land area^¹

24,88 km²

Population^²
(1999)

2099

- Density

84/km²

Miscellaneous

INSEE/Postal code

80013/ 80270

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Airaines is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardy region of France.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Hamlets and neighbourhoods
2 Demography
3 History
4 Places and monuments
5 People linked to the commune
6 Twinned with
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Situated 18miles south of Amiens, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.

[edit] Hamlets and neighbourhoods

Dourier before 1914

Dourier : Originally a hamlet to the northeast of the town, now a suburb.
Dreuil-Hamel : Stretching out to the west, sprinkled with orchards and meadows, this commune was once separate. By decree of September 26, 1972 it was joined with Airaines in a simple merger.

[edit] Demography

Population evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
1968	2239	2303	2385	2175	2099
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

In earlier times, the town flourished, due mainly to the importance of the castle of the dukes of Luynes.
During World War II, the town was subject to much destruction in June 1940. The Market hall was destroyed.
The years 1985-2000 saw the closure of several important economical activities, resulting in high unemployment

The towers before 1914

Luynes towers in 2007

Notre-Dame church before 1914

Market hall before 1914

[edit] Places and monuments

Saint-Denis church
The Priory (Notre Dame church)
Dreuil-Hamel church, abandoned and in danger of collapsing
The towers of the dukes of Luynes
The memorial to Charles N'Tchoréré

St-Denis church tower]]

St-Denis church

Luynes towers

The Priory

[edit] People linked to the commune

Charles N'Tchoréré (15 November 1896 - 1940) was a Gabonese military commander who was shot by the Germans in World War II during the battle for France.