Molliens-Dreuil

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Coordinates: 49°53′02″N 2°01′12″E / 49.8838888889, 2.02

Commune of Molliens-Dreuil
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Mayor	Victor Delezenne (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	40 m–129 m (avg. 49 m)
Land area¹	22,8 km²
Population² (1999)	830
- Density	36/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80554/ 80540
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.

Molliens-Dreuil is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated on the D211 and D69 roads, some 13 miles west of Amiens, in the valley of a small stream called the St.Landon.

[edit] History

By a decree of the 19th September 1972, the two communes of Dreuil-lès-Molliens and Molliens-Vidame were combined into one, Molliens-Dreuil.
Molliens was first a commune in 1209 and was under the jurisdiction of the seigneurs of Picquigny from the 12th century right up until the French Revolution, as was the neighbouring village of Dreuil.

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
548	555	582	789	878	830
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• Evidence of a feudal motte.
• 16th century church of St.Pierre-aux-Liens
• 18th century church of Saint Martin. Displayed inside is a 15th century bas-relief of Christ.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Molliens-Dreuil on the Insee website (French)
• Molliens-Dreuil on the Quid website (French)
• Parish website (23 communes) by Abbé Jean-Pierre Dalibot (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 7th 2008.