Offignies
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Commune of Offignies |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Canton de Poix-de-Picardie | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois | |
| Mayor | M. Laszlo Muzsnay (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 177 m–206 m (avg. 202 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 4,47 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
70 | |
| - Density | 15/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80604/ 80290 | |
| 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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Offignies is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D92 road, some 22 miles southwest of Amiens.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 92 | 97 | 95 | 75 | 81 | 70 |
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[edit] History
In 1972. Offignies absorbed the neighbouring commune of Orival. The church at Orival was destroyed during the Second World War, in 1940 and rebuilt in 1954 At Orival, traces of an 18th century château and outbuildings may be seen. There are also outlines of Gallo-Roman farms and an old windmill.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Orival website
- Offignies on the Insee website (French)
- Offignies on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 12th 2008.
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