L'Étoile, Somme
L'Étoile | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of L'Étoile  | |
  L'Étoile  L'Étoile | |
| Coordinates: 50°01′28″N 2°01′58″E / 50.0244°N 2.0328°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Flixecourt |
| Intercommunality | CC Nièvre et Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ghislain Tirmarche[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,156 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80296 /80830 |
| Elevation | 7–113 m (23–371 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
L'Étoile (French pronunciation: [letwal]; Picard: L'Étoèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography[edit]
The commune is situated on the D216 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Amiens.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,650 | — |
| 1975 | 1,554 | −0.85% |
| 1982 | 1,446 | −1.02% |
| 1990 | 1,334 | −1.00% |
| 1999 | 1,305 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 1,241 | −0.63% |
| 2012 | 1,263 | +0.35% |
| 2017 | 1,194 | −1.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest[edit]
The Benedictine abbey : Abbaye de Moreaucourt
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
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to L'Étoile (Somme).
- L'Étoile on the Quid website (in French)
- Personal site about L’Étoile by Ghislain Lancel(in French)
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