Lihons

Lihons
Location of Lihons
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Chaulnes
Intercommunality	Haute Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Robert Billore
Area 1	12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	393
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80481 /80320
Elevation	84–112 m (276–367 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lihons is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Lihons is situated 20 miles (32 km) east of Amiens, on the D337 road

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
333	384	366	321	366	377	393
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

The tomb of Prince Murat.

Louis Marie Michel Joachim Napoléon Prince Murat was a descendant of Napoleon’s nephew, the first recipient of the title, He volunteered during World War I and joined the 5th infantry regiment of cuirassiers. He died on 21 August 1916, aged 30 years.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Lihons on the Quid website Template:Fr
• Old postcards of Lihons Template:Fr