Doingt

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Doingt
Doingt
Location within Picardy region Doingt
Coordinates: 49°55′25″N 2°57′58″E / 49.9236°N 2.9661°E / 49.9236; 2.9661Coordinates: 49°55′25″N 2°57′58″E / 49.9236°N 2.9661°E / 49.9236; 2.9661
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Michel Lamur
Area
• Land¹	8.61 km² (3.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	1,416
• Population² Density	160/km² (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80240 / 80200
Elevation	47–113 m (154–371 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
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.

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.

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

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: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Communes of the Somme department

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