Dompierre-sur-Authie (French pronunciation: [dɔ̃pjɛʁ syʁ oti], literally Dompierre on Authie; Picard: Dompierre-su-Eutie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Dompierre-sur-Authie
The chateau of Dompierre-sur-Authie
The chateau of Dompierre-sur-Authie
Coat of arms of Dompierre-sur-Authie
Location of Dompierre-sur-Authie
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Dompierre-sur-Authie is located in France
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie is located in Hauts-de-France
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Dompierre-sur-Authie
Coordinates: 50°18′13″N 1°55′09″E / 50.3036°N 1.9192°E / 50.3036; 1.9192
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonRue
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Gerard[1]
Area
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22.73 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
427
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80248 /80150
Elevation12–101 m (39–331 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is slowly depopulating like most of the countryside towns of this region, with the last shop and last hairdresser in the village having closed in the 1990s. Nevertheless, there is a strong identity and social life in the town, which retains its own primary school.

Geography

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The commune is situated on the D119 road, on the banks of the river Authie, the department border with the Pas-de-Calais, some 17 miles (27 km) north of Abbeville. The railway line, part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer system opened on 19 June 1892 and closed on 10 March 1947. Dompierre-sur-Authie was the northern terminus of the branch from Abbeville. The station is still standing and recognisable as such, though it is now a private dwelling.

History

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There are two buildings in the town which are described as chateaux. The town is mentioned (though its name is misspelled) in the Appendix of Heinz Guderian's memoirs 'Panzer Leader', and it is clear that Guderian moved his units through Dompierre on 22 May 1940 and briefly had his HQ stationed there when moving from Abbeville in the direction of Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 578—    
1975 559−0.48%
1982 526−0.87%
1990 436−2.32%
1999 404−0.84%
2007 416+0.37%
2012 423+0.33%
2017 401−1.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE