Méricourt-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [meʁikuʁ syʁ sɔm], literally Méricourt on Somme; Picard: Méricourt-su-Sonme) is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Étinehem-Méricourt.[2]
Méricourt-sur-Somme | |
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Part of Étinehem-Méricourt | |
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Location of Méricourt-sur-Somme  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 2°40′30″E / 49.9064°N 2.675°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Commune | Étinehem-Méricourt |
| Area 1 | 7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 221 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80340 |
| Elevation | 32–92 m (105–302 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 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 D171 road, some 13 miles (21 km) east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1962 | 194 | — |
| 1968 | 173 | −1.89% |
| 1975 | 147 | −2.30% |
| 1982 | 153 | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 140 | −1.10% |
| 1999 | 164 | +1.77% |
| 2006 | 164 | +0.00% |
| Source: EHESS[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 11 July 2016 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Méricourt-sur-Somme, EHESS (in French).
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