La Chaussée-Tirancourt

La Chaussée-Tirancourt
La Chaussée-Tirancourt
Location within Picardy region La Chaussée-Tirancourt
Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°08′58″E / 49.9542°N 2.1494°E / 49.9542; 2.1494Coordinates: 49°57′15″N 2°08′58″E / 49.9542°N 2.1494°E / 49.9542; 2.1494
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Picquigny
Intercommunality	L'Ouest d'Amiens
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Philippe Francois
Area¹	12.52 km² (4.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	670
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80187 / 80310
Elevation	12–97 m (39–318 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 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.

La Chaussée-Tirancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the N235 road, on the banks of the river Somme some 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of La Chaussée-Tirancourt
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	397	480	581	645	673	687	670
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Points of interest

Samara historical park, recreating ancient civilization and habitation based on local archaeology, from paleolithic to Gallo-Roman times, including reconstructions of homes and other buildings set within the area's marshes. Includes the Arboretum de Samara.

References

INSEE

External links

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La Chaussée-Tirancourt on the Quid website (French)

Communes of the Somme department

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