Molliens-au-Bois
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Commune of Molliens-au-Bois |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Canton de Villers-Bocage | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Bocage et de l'Hallue | |
| Mayor | M. Jean-Pierre Valet (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 62 m–129 m (avg. 105 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 7,28 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
326 | |
| - Density | 44/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80553/ 80260 | |
| 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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Molliens-au-Bois is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D30 and D78 road junction, some 10 miles northeast of Amiens.
[edit] History
In August 1918, the divisional HQ of the U.S 33rd Infantry Division was set up in the chateau in Molliens-au-Bois. During that period, King George V went to the castle and awarded medals to General Pershing and other troops. General Bell was the C.O of the division.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 179 | 192 | 208 | 195 | 315 | 326 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- WWI and Molliens-au-Bois
- Molliens-au-Bois on the Insee website (French)
- Molliens-au-Bois 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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