Surcamps
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Surcamps | |
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The old Roman road | |
Surcamps | |
Location within Picardy region Surcamps | |
Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E / 50.0703°N 2.0756°ECoordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E / 50.0703°N 2.0756°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Picardy |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Domart-en-Ponthieu |
Intercommunality | Val de Nièvre et environs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Lucien Carle |
Area | |
• Land1 | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 69 |
• Population2 Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80742 / 80620 |
Elevation |
63–117 m (207–384 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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. |
Surcamps is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 60 | 67 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 56 | 69 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The nineteenth century church
- Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
- The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.
External links
- Surcamps on the Quid website (French)
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