Sains-en-Amiénois
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Location within Picardy region  Sains-en-Amiénois | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E / 49.8178°N 2.3189°ECoordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E / 49.8178°N 2.3189°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Boves |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Marc Leclercq |
| Area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,271 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80696 / 80680 |
| Elevation |
49–117 m (161–384 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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. | |
Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 445 | 453 | 605 | 936 | 1054 | 1075 | 1271 |
| 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 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.[1] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.
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The church tower
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The sundial on the church
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The interior of the church
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Tombstone of three Saints
See also
References
- ↑ G. de Witasse et A. Graire - Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie, Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
External links
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- Official municipal website (French)
- Sains-en-Amiénois, photos and historical notes (French)
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