Saigneville

Saigneville
Saigneville

Coordinates: 50°08′17″N 1°42′45″E / 50.1381°N 1.7125°ECoordinates: 50°08′17″N 1°42′45″E / 50.1381°N 1.7125°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Intercommunality Baie de Somme Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jacquy Longuein
Area1 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 406
 • Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80691 / 80230
Elevation 2–59 m (6.6–193.6 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 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.

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

History

Prior to construction of the Canal de la Somme, Saigneville stood at the southern end of a ford across the Somme estuary. Known as Blanchetaque for the white stones marking the way, the ford became the site of the Battle of Blanchetaque in 1346, during the Hundred Years' War.

Geography

Saigneville is situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Abbeville, on the D3 road, near the Somme canal.

Population

Historical population of Saigneville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population327365330351375385406
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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