Forest-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [fɔʁɛ labei]; Picard: Fèr-l'Abbie) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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.jpg) The church in Forest-l'Abbaye | |
Location of Forest-l'Abbaye  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°12′10″N 1°49′24″E / 50.2028°N 1.8233°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Wallet[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 315 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80331 /80150 |
| Elevation | 29–63 m (95–207 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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 on the D105 road, on the edge of the forest of Crécy, 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Abbeville.
History edit
There was a station on the Réseau des Bains de Mer located on the line from Abbeville to Dompierre-sur-Authie, opened on 19 June 1892. Forest-l'Abbaye was the junction for the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer to Noyelles-sur-Mer, which opened on 24 August 1892. The station and both lines closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. The line to Abbeville closed to freight on that date, but the line to Noyelles remained open to freight until 1 February 1951.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 356 | — |
| 1975 | 322 | −1.42% |
| 1982 | 290 | −1.48% |
| 1990 | 307 | +0.71% |
| 1999 | 306 | −0.04% |
| 2007 | 315 | +0.36% |
| 2012 | 304 | −0.71% |
| 2017 | 301 | −0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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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