Lihons
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Lihons | |
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.JPG) The town hall and school in Lihons | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lihons  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 2°46′01″E / 49.825°N 2.7669°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | Terre de Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Robert Billoré |
| Area 1 | 12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | 437 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 386 | — |
| 2007 | 383 | −0.8% |
| 2008 | 376 | −1.8% |
| 2009 | 380 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 384 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 389 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 389 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 392 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 410 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 423 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 437 | +3.3% |
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round [1]
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" | | 2017 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 67.11 |
| style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 50.47 |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 57.67 |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 68.29 |
Places of interest
The tomb of Prince Murat.
Louis Marie Joachim Napoléon Michel Prince Murat was a descendant (a great-great grandson) of Napoleon’s brother-in-law, Joachim Murat, the first recipient of the title. He volunteered during World War I and joined the 5th infantry regiment of cuirassiers. He died on the western front in Lihons on 21 August 1916, aged 20 years. The monument was built by his family after the war and later transferred to the commune for maintenance (in 1961).
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lihons.
- Lihons on the Quid website Template:Fr
- Joseph Goniak. "Lihons-en-Santerre (80320) ; 1914-1918 : cartes postales de poilus et autres…" [Lihons-en-Santerre (80320): old postcards of "poilus" and others… (archived version of the website)] (in French). Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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