Morlancourt
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Commune of Morlancourt |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton de Bray-sur-Somme | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Mayor | M. Michel Destombes (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 51 m–113 m (avg. 89 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 11,87 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
318 | |
| - Density | 26/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80572/ 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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Morlancourt is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D42 road, some 16 miles northeast of Amiens.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 350 | 371 | 319 | 320 | 335 | 318 |
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[edit] People with links to the commune
- Louis Friant (1758-1829), French General, was born here.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Morlancourt on the Insee website (French)
- Morlancourt on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 11th 2008.
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