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Sains-en-Amiénois
Location of Sains-en-Amiénois
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonBoves
IntercommunalityAmiens Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Marc Leclercq
Area
1
9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
1,271
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80696 /80680
Elevation49–117 m (161–384 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.

Population

Historical population of Sains-en-Amiénois
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population445453605936105410751271
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 15th-century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire.[1] The church also houses a 12th-century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.
  • The church tower
    The church tower
  • The sundial on the church
    The sundial on the church
  • The interior of the church
    The interior of the church
  • Tombstone of three Saints
    Tombstone of three Saints

See also

References

  1. ^ G. de Witasse et A. Graire - Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie, Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
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