Forceville
| Forceville | |
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  Forceville | |
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Location within Picardy region  Forceville | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°ECoordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Acheux-en-Amiénois |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Laurence Leveque |
| Area1 | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 170 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80329 / 80560 |
| Elevation |
100–150 m (330–490 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
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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. | |
Forceville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
Situated on the D938 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Amiens. On 18 December 1915 the 107th Machine Gun Corps was established here as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 202 | 203 | 199 | 181 | 182 | 161 | 170 |
| 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 old railway line [1]
Map of the old railway
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forceville. |
- Forceville on the Quid website (French)