Fourcigny

Fourcigny

Fourcigny
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Mayor Jean-Marie Devos
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 193–214 m (633–702 ft)
(avg. 142 m/466 ft)
Land area1 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population2 172  (2006)
 - Density 38 /km2 (98 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80340/ 80290
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.

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

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Geography

Fourcigny is situated in the southeastern corner of the département, 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Amiens on the D98, a few hundred yards from the Oise department and a few miles from the border with the Seine-Maritime. The hamlet of Beaurepaire adjoins.

Population

Historical population of Fourcigny
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 163 164 130 131 123 131 172
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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