Cramont
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Commune of Cramont |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Haut Clocher | |
| Mayor | Jean-Marie Alexandre (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 70 m–136 m (avg. 88 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 9,56 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
262 | |
| - Density | 27/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80221/ 80370 | |
| 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. | ||
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Cramont is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D166 road, some 12 miles northeast of Abbeville.
[edit] History
In 1524, the troops of Charles Quint, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain reduced the town and much of the surrounding area to ashes.
In 1867, the population stood at 615, in 162 houses. The chief occupations were centred around the linen industry.
[edit] Places of interest
- St. Martin’s church built in 1857 by Oswald Macqueron, is built of stone and covered in slates.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 327 | 337 | 297 | 269 | 262 | 262 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Cramont on the Insee website (French)
- Cramont on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 6th 2008.
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