L'Étoile, Somme

L'Étoile

Coat of arms
L'Étoile

Coordinates: 50°01′28″N 2°01′58″E / 50.0244°N 2.0328°E / 50.0244; 2.0328Coordinates: 50°01′28″N 2°01′58″E / 50.0244°N 2.0328°E / 50.0244; 2.0328
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Picquigny
Intercommunality Val de Nièvre et environs
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Alain Castello
Area1 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,261
  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 80296 / 80830
Elevation 7–113 m (23–371 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

L'Étoile is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D216 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Amiens.

Population

Historical population of L'Étoile, Somme
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1638165015541446133413051261
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The Benedictine abbey : Abbaye de Moreaucourt

See also

References

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