Wiry-au-Mont

Wiry-au-Mont
Commune
Wiry-au-Mont

Coordinates: 49°57′49″N 1°50′26″E / 49.9636°N 1.8406°E / 49.9636; 1.8406Coordinates: 49°57′49″N 1°50′26″E / 49.9636°N 1.8406°E / 49.9636; 1.8406
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Gamaches
Intercommunality CA Baie de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Marcel Régnier
Area1 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 123
 • Density 26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 80825 /80270
Elevation 45–119 m (148–390 ft)
(avg. 109 m or 358 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.

Wiry-au-Mont is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 16 km (10 miles) south of Abbeville, on the D936 road

Population

Historical population of Wiry-au-Mont
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1161161181119296114
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 railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints / Bettencourt-Rivière / Airaines / Allery / Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville / Oisemont / Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières / Longroy and Gamaches

See also

References

  1. ↑ Source:Mémorial morts pour la France (80): nombres de morts (in French)
  2. ↑ Source:Fcvnet "Longpré-les-Corps-Saints - Longroy-Gamaches"(in French)


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