Wiry-au-Mont
Wiry-au-Mont | |
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Location of Wiry-au-Mont  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Hallencourt |
| Intercommunality | Région d'Hallencourt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Marcel Regnier |
| Area 1 | 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 114 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80825 /80270 |
| Elevation | 45–119 m (148–390 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Wiry-au-Mont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated 16 km (10 miles) south of Abbeville, on the D936 road
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 116 | 116 | 118 | 111 | 92 | 96 | 114 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
The railway was opened on 9 May 1872 and was used principally from freight, although some passengers were carried.
It was finally closed on 10 November 1993. It served the following communes:
Longpré-les-Corps-Saints / Bettencourt-Rivière / Airaines / Allery / Wiry-au-Mont / Forceville / Oisemont / Cerisy-Buleux / Martainneville / Saint-Maxent / Vismes-au-Val / Maisnières / Longroy and Gamaches
See also
References
- ^ Source:Mémorial morts pour la France (80): nombres de morts [1]Template:Fr
- ^ Source:Fcvnet "Longpré-les-Corps-Saints - Longroy-Gamaches"Template:Fr
External links
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