Miraumont

Miraumont
Miraumont
Location within Picardy region  Miraumont
Coordinates: 50°05′42″N 2°43′50″E / 50.095°N 2.7306°E / 50.095; 2.7306Coordinates: 50°05′42″N 2°43′50″E / 50.095°N 2.7306°E / 50.095; 2.7306
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Louis Croisille
Area1	13.96 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	710
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80549 / 80300
Elevation	77–142 m (253–466 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 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.

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

Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets.

Geography

Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Amiens, Miraumont is located at the source of the river Ancre, the third longest tributary of the Somme.

The railway station at Miraumont is between the station at Achiet, near Bapaume, and the station at Albert, the administrative center of the canton.

History

The theatre of operations for the Battle of Bapaume (1871) during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

The village was completely destroyed between 1914 and 1918 during the First World War.

Population

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miraumont.

• Miraumont on the Quid website (French)