Miraumont
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Commune of Miraumont |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Croisille (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 77 m–142 m (avg. 89 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 13,96 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
655 | |
| - Density | 46/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80549/ 80300 | |
| 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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Miraumont is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some 27 miles northeast of Amiens.
[edit] History
The theatre of operations for the Battle of Bapaume (1871) during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 676 | 680 | 671 | 695 | 632 | 655 |
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[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Miraumont on the Insee website (French)
- Miraumont on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 7th 2008.
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