Fieffes-Montrelet

Fieffes-Montrelet
Fieffes-Montrelet
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Domart-en-Ponthieu
Intercommunality Bernavillois
Mayor Pierre Danvin
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 63–147 m (207–482 ft)
(avg. 98 m/322 ft)
Land area1 9.68 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population2 313  (2006)
 - Density 32 /km2 (83 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80566/ 80670
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.

Fieffes-Montrelet is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

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Geography

The communes is situated on the D49 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

History

In 1975, the two communes of Fieffes and Montrelet were united to create a single administrative entity.

Population

Historical population of Fieffes-Montrelet
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 267 306 274 279 291 299 313
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of Saint-Pierre is in the Romanesque style. The altar has recently (2007) been restored at a cost of €7500

Surrounded by the graveyard, it is unusually aligned with the river and in a high position.

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