Le Quesnel

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Le Quesnel
Le Quesnel
Location within Picardy region Le Quesnel
Coordinates: 49°46′33″N 2°37′32″E / 49.7759°N 2.6256°E / 49.7759; 2.6256Coordinates: 49°46′33″N 2°37′32″E / 49.7759°N 2.6256°E / 49.7759; 2.6256
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Moreuil
Intercommunality	Avre Luce Moreuil
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Marie Pautre
Area
• Land¹	11.38 km² (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	672
• Population² Density	59/km² (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80652 / 80118
Elevation	72–104 m (236–341 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 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.

Le Quesnel is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the D161 and D41 crossroads, some 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Amiens.

Historical population of Le Quesnel
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	555	562	480	409	436	540	672
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Church of Saint Leger, known as the Cathedral of the Santerre" as it’s the biggest church in the region, with a 50m high tower.
The Le Quesnel Canadian Battlefield Memorial and Commemorative park.

Communes of the Somme department

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