Doingt

Doingt

Doingt
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Péronne
Intercommunality Haute Somme
Mayor Michel Lamur
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 47–113 m (154–371 ft)
(avg. 150 m/490 ft)
Land area1 8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population2 1,416  (2006)
 - Density 164 /km2 (420 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80240/ 80200
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.

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

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Geography

Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Amiens.

History

Cmpletely destroyed during World War I. A Commonwealth cemetery is just outside the town.

Population

Historical population of Doingt
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 1517 1542 1564 1449 1415 1383 1416
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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