Mesnil-en-Arrouaise

Mesnil-en-Arrouaise
Mesnil-en-Arrouaise

Coordinates: 50°02′42″N 2°56′44″E / 50.045°N 2.9456°ECoordinates: 50°02′42″N 2°56′44″E / 50.045°N 2.9456°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Combles
Intercommunality Canton of Combles
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Denise Guise
Area1 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 146
 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80538 / 80360
Elevation 99–152 m (325–499 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 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.

Mesnil-en-Arrouaise is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D172 road, some 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Cambrai, in the ancient region of the Arrouaise, which, to the Romans, was a forest-frontier.[1][2]

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
157 172 147 127 118 124 146
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thesis of Jean Jacques Dubois : 1989, Espaces et milieux forestiers dans le Nord de la France. Etude de biogéographie historique. Thèse d’Etat, Université Paris -I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2 vol., 1023 pages
  2. ↑ R..Dion, Les frontières de la France (1947)

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