Verpillières is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Verpillières | |
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Location of Verpillières  | |
  Verpillières  Verpillières | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′05″N 2°49′28″E / 49.6681°N 2.8244°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Roye |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Roye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jocelyne Levert[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 167 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80790 /80700 |
| Elevation | 74–85 m (243–279 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is situated 51 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Amiens, on the D221e road, on the border with the department of Oise.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 159 | — |
| 1975 | 122 | −3.71% |
| 1982 | 142 | +2.19% |
| 1990 | 161 | +1.58% |
| 1999 | 169 | +0.54% |
| 2007 | 169 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 159 | −1.21% |
| 2017 | 165 | +0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The seventeenth century church of Saint Martin's. Ruined during the First World War, restoration work began in 1926 and a new bell was christened in 1932.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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