Airaines

Administration
Airaines
Airaines

Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Molliens-Dreuil
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Mayor	Jean-Luc Lefebvre (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	15–116 m (49–381 ft) (avg. 49 m/161 ft)
Land area¹	24.88 km² (9.61 sq mi)
Population²	2,116 (2006)
- Density	85 /km² (220 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80013/ 80270
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Hamlets and neighbourhoods
2 Demography
3 History
4 Places and monuments
5 People
6 Twin towns
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Geography

The commune is situated 18 miles (29 km) south of Amiens, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.

Hamlets and neighbourhoods

Dourier : Originally a hamlet to the northeast of the town, now a suburb.
Dreuil-Hamel : Stretching out to the west, sprinkled with orchards and meadows, this commune was once separate. By decree of 26 September 1972 it was joined with Airaines in a simple merger.

Demography

Historical population of Airaines
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1968	2239	2303	2385	2175	2099	2116
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

In earlier times, the town flourished, due mainly to the importance of the castle of the dukes of Luynes.
During World War II, the town was subject to much destruction in June 1940. The Market hall was destroyed.
The years 1985-2000 saw the closure of several important economical activities, resulting in high unemployment

Places and monuments

Saint-Denis church
The Priory (Notre Dame church)
Dreuil-Hamel church, abandoned and in danger of collapsing
The towers of the dukes of Luynes
The memorial to Charles N'Tchoréré
A monument aux morts with sculptural work by Albert Dominique Roze

People

Charles N'Tchoréré (15 November 1896 - 1940) was a Gabonese military commander who was shot by the Germans in World War II during the battle for France.

Twin towns

Kriftel, Germany

References

INSEE

External links

(All French language)

(In the English language)

Monument aux Morts (Western Somme)

Communes of the Somme department