Wiry-au-Mont

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Wiry-au-Mont

Wiry-au-Mont
Location within Picardy region Wiry-au-Mont
Coordinates: 49°57′49″N 1°50′26″E / 49.9636°N 1.8406°E / 49.9636; 1.8406Coordinates: 49°57′49″N 1°50′26″E / 49.9636°N 1.8406°E / 49.9636; 1.8406
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Hallencourt
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Marcel Regnier
Area
• Land¹	4.81 km² (1.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population²	114
• Population² Density	24/km² (61/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80825 / 80270
Elevation	45–119 m (148–390 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 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.

Wiry-au-Mont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 10 miles(16 km) south of Abbeville, on the D936 road

Historical population of Wiry-au-Mont
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	116	116	118	111	92	96	114
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints / Bettencourt-Rivière / Airaines / Allery / Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville / Oisemont / Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières / Longroy and Gamaches

Communes of the Somme department

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