Nouvion
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For other places with the same name, see Nouvion (disambiguation).
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Nouvion |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Nouvion-en-Ponthieu |
| Mayor | Christian Berthe (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 7–55 m (23–180 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80598/ 80860 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.2128°N 1.7747°E
Nouvion (or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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[edit] Geography
Nouvion is situated 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the N1 national road junction with the departmental road D111.
[edit] Railway
Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles - Forest-l'Abbaye branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. It opened on 24 August 1892, and closed on 10 March 1947, although the line itself remained open for freight until 1 February 1951.
[edit] Media
Nouvion features as the name of the French town in which the BBC TV series 'Allo 'Allo! is set. The filming was however never done in the town, but in Norfolk.
[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 906 | 1026 | 1004 | 1102 | 1232 | 1210 | 1268 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The community of communes of Nouvion-en-Pothieu (French)
- Quid town profile (French)
- Position of Nouvion on the map of France (French)
- Nouvion on Mapquest (French)
