La Chaussée-Tirancourt

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La Chaussée-Tirancourt
La Chaussée-Tirancourt
Location within Picardy region La Chaussée-Tirancourt
Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°08′58″E / 49.9542°N 2.1494°E / 49.9542; 2.1494Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°08′58″E / 49.9542°N 2.1494°E / 49.9542; 2.1494
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Picquigny
Intercommunality	L'Ouest d'Amiens
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Francois
Area
• Land¹	12.52 km² (4.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	670
• Population² Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80187 / 80310
Elevation	12–97 m (39–318 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 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.

La Chaussée-Tirancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the N235 road, on the banks of the river Somme some 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Amiens.

Historical population of La Chaussée-Tirancourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	397	480	581	645	673	687	670
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Samara historical park, recreating ancient civilization and habitation based on local archaeology, from paleolithic to Gallo-Roman times, including reconstructions of homes and other buildings set within the area's marshes. Includes the Arboretum de Samara.

Communes of the Somme department

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