L'Étoile, Somme
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Commune of L'Étoile |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Picquigny | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val de Nièvre et environs | |
| Mayor | Alain CASTELLO (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 7 m–113 m (avg. 15 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 7.9 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1305 | |
| - Density | 165/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80296/ 80830 | |
| 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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L'Étoile is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D216 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 10 miles northwest of Amiens.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 1638 | 1650 | 1554 | 1446 | 1334 | 1305 |
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[edit] Places of interest
The Benedictine abbey : Abbaye de Moreaucourt
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- L'Étoile on the Insee website (French)
- L'Étoile on the Quid website (French)
- Personal site about L’Étoile by Ghislain Lancel(French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 8, 2008.
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