Méréaucourt
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Commune of Méréaucourt |
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Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Picardie | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Amiens | |
Canton | Canton de Poix-de-Picardie | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois | |
Mayor | M. Marc Blarel (2001-2008) |
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Elevation | 120 m–187 m (avg. 97 m) |
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Land area¹ | 3,04 km² | |
Population² (1999) |
10 | |
- Density | 3/km² | |
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INSEE/Postal code | 80528/ 80290 | |
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. | ||
Méréaucourt is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D264 road, some 23 miles southwest of Amiens. This village has the distinction of being the smallest commune in the Picardie region. (10 people in 1999)
[edit] History
A priory was built here in the 12th century, belonging to the abbey of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme. It comprised of a church, cemetery and farm.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 10 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Méréaucourt on the Insee website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 5th 2008.