Lihons

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Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 2°46′01″E / 49.825, 2.76694444444

Commune of Lihons
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Canton de Chaulnes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie
Mayor	M. Robert Billore (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	84 m–112 m (avg. 94 m)
Land area¹	12,42 km²
Population² (1999)	377
- Density	30/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80481/ 80320
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.

Lihons is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External Links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated 20 miles east of Amiens, on the D337 road

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
333	384	366	321	366	377
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

The tomb of Prince Murat.
Louis Marie Michel Joachim Napoléon Prince Murat was a descendant of Napoleon’s nephew, the first recipient of the title, He volunteered during World War I and joined the 5th infantry regiment of cuirassiers. He died on the 21st August 1916, aged 30 years.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External Links

• Lihons on the Insee website (French)
• Lihons on the Quid website (French)
• Old postcards of Lihons (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 1st 2008.