Montauban-de-Picardie
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Commune of Montauban-de-Picardie |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton de Combles | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton de Combles | |
| Mayor | M. Gilbert Froment (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 89 m–143 m (avg. 139 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 7,67 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
197 | |
| - Density | 25/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80560/ 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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Montauban-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D64 road, some 20 miles northeast of Amiens.
[edit] History
[edit] First World War
The village lies on the First World War battlefield of the Battle of the Somme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme, the village was seized by the British 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day. In the village itself there is a monument to the Liverpool and Manchester 'Pals', who, as part of the 30th Division, were the first to reach the village.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 206 | 215 | 183 | 176 | 186 | 197 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Montauban-de-Picardie on the Insee website (French)
- Montauban-de-Picardie on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 26th 2008.
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