Pertain
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Commune of Pertain |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Canton de Nesle | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Haute Picardie | |
| Mayor | M. Régis Nuttens (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 79 m–91 m (avg. 100 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 7,88 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
318 | |
| - Density | 40/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80621/ 80320 | |
| 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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Pertain is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D142 road, some 27 miles southeast of Amiens, in the east of the Santerre district.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 362 | 374 | 325 | 332 | 314 | 318 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] History
Founded around the end of the first millennia, the village was known then as "Pertaing". Made up of several now-disappeared hamlets, such as "Mory", "Sacy-Les-Pertain" and “Berseaucourt”.
[edit] Places of interest
- Modern church of Saint Rémy
- War memorial
- Pigeon houses from the 1950s
- Vestiges of Gallo-Roman villas
- The foundations of a medieval manor house.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Pertain on the Insee website (French)
- Pertain 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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