Favières, Somme

Coordinates: 50°14′20″N 1°39′52″E / 50.2389°N 1.6644°E / 50.2389; 1.6644
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Favières
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Favières
Map
Favières is located in France
Favières
Favières
Favières is located in Hauts-de-France
Favières
Favières
Coordinates: 50°14′20″N 1°39′52″E / 50.2389°N 1.6644°E / 50.2389; 1.6644
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonRue
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Taeck[1]
Area
1
12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
455
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80303 /80120
Elevation2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Favières (French pronunciation: [favjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography[edit]

The commune is situated on the D140 road, 2 miles (3 km) from the estuary of the river Somme, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.

Railway[edit]

Favières is served by a halt on the metre gauge railway from Noyelles-sur-Mer to Le Crotoy. The railway is now a heritage railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formerly formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer.

Personalities[edit]

  • Aeronautical engineering pioneers Gaston Caudron (1882) and René Caudron (1884) were born in Favières.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 438—    
1975 379−2.05%
1982 403+0.88%
1990 406+0.09%
1999 405−0.03%
2007 456+1.49%
2012 462+0.26%
2017 462+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]
  • Chapel.
    Chapel.
  • Chapel.
    Chapel.
  • Heritage chapel.
    Heritage chapel.
  • The church.
    The church.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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