Warsy

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Warsy
Warsy
Coordinates: 49°42′00″N 2°38′58″E / 49.7°N 2.6494°E / 49.7; 2.6494Coordinates: 49°42′00″N 2°38′58″E / 49.7°N 2.6494°E / 49.7; 2.6494
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Montdidier
Canton Montdidier
Intercommunality Canton of Montdidier
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Christophe Dumont
Area
 • Land1 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 122
 • Population2 Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80822 / 80500
Elevation 52–105 m (171–344 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

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

Geography

Warsy is situated 22 miles(35 km) southeast of Amiens, just off the D329 road

Population

Historical population of Warsy
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population8590986991108122
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 château of Warsy.
  • The nineteenth century church.
  • The old public wash-house (no longer functioning).
  • The Second World War memorial.
  • An old school, not used since the 1960s.
  • The mairie.

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