Port-le-Grand

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Coordinates: 50°09′07″N 1°44′57″E / 50.1519444444, 1.74916666667

Commune of Port-le-Grand The Somme Canal at "Petit-Port"
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Nouvion
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du canton de Nouvion-en-Ponthieu
Mayor	Jean-Jacques Jameas (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	2 m–64 m (avg. 7 m)
Land area¹	11.28 km²
Population² (1999)	312
- Density	27/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80637/ 80132
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.

Port-le-Grand is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Geography

Port-le-Grand is situated on the D40 road, some 5 miles northwest of Abbeville.

[edit] History

It is considered the birthplace of Saint Honorius of Amiens (d. 600 AD).

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
258	270	275	272	332	312
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Somme department

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 13th 2008.

[edit] External links

• Port-le-Grand on the Insee website (French)
• Port-le-Grand on the Quid website (French)