Estrées-lès-Crécy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Commune of Estrées-lès-Crécy |
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| Administration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Canton de Crécy-en-Ponthieu | |
| Mayor | M. Christiane Delannoy (2001-2008) |
|
| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 33 m–84 m (avg. 75 m) |
|
| Land area¹ | 11,19 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
362 | |
| - Density | 32/km² | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 80290/ 80150 | |
| 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. | ||
 |
||
Estrées-lès-Crécy is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Situated on the D938 road, near the site of the Battle of Crecy, some 10 miles north of Abbeville.
[edit] Railway
There was a railway station (Crécy-Estrées) on the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368 | 406 | 380 | 358 | 353 | 362 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Estrées-lès-Crécy on the Insee website (French)
- Estrées-lès-Crécy on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 12th 2008.
 |
This Somme geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
