Vignacourt

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Vignacourt
Vignacourt
Location within Picardy region Vignacourt
Coordinates: 50°00′43″N 2°11′45″E / 50.0119°N 2.1958°E / 50.0119; 2.1958Coordinates: 50°00′43″N 2°11′45″E / 50.0119°N 2.1958°E / 50.0119; 2.1958
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Picquigny
Intercommunality	Val de Nièvre et environs
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Stéphane DuCrotoy
Area
• Land¹	29.1 km² (11.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	2,231
• Population² Density	77/km² (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80793 / 80650
Elevation	37–134 m (121–440 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 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.

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

Geography

Vignacourt is situated 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Amiens, on the D12 and D49 junction.

Historical population of Vignacourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1594	1828	2007	2369	2294	2183	2231
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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