Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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.jpg) The church tower | |
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Location of Sains-en-Amiénois  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E / 49.8178°N 2.3189°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Amiens-6 |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Lepoetre[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,207 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80696 /80680 |
| Elevation | 49–117 m (161–384 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 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 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 453 | — |
| 1975 | 605 | +4.22% |
| 1982 | 936 | +6.43% |
| 1990 | 1,054 | +1.50% |
| 1999 | 1,075 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 1,219 | +1.58% |
| 2012 | 1,174 | −0.75% |
| 2017 | 1,205 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.[4] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.
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The sundial on the church -
The interior of the church -
Tombstone of three Saints
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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
- ^ G. de Witasse et A. Graire - Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie, Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sains-en-Amiénois.
- Official municipal website (in French)
- Sains-en-Amiénois, photos and historical notes (in French)