Friville-Escarbotin
Friville-Escarbotin | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Friville-Escarbotin  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Friville-Escarbotin |
| Intercommunality | Vimeu Industriel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Claude Guerandelle |
| Area 1 | 8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 4,653 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80368 /80130 |
| Elevation | 55–112 m (180–367 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Friville-Escarbotin (French pronunciation: [fʁi-vi.lɛs.kaʁ.bɔ'tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
Geography
The commune is situated on the D2 and D229 crossroads, some 13 miles (21 km) west of Abbeville.
Monuments
The monument aux morts in this commune features sculptural work by Albert-Dominique Roze. A montage of photographs of this work is shown below.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 4076 | 4363 | 4693 | 4844 | 4737 | 4646 | 4653 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
See also
References
External links
- Official municipal website Template:Fr icon
- Friville-Escarbotin on the Quid website Template:Fr icon
- Monument aux Morts (Western Somme) -An article in English on the Monument aux morts of the Western Somme
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