L'Étoile, Somme
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Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Amiens | |
Canton | Picquigny | |
Intercommunality | Val de Nièvre et environs | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Castello | |
Area1 | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 1,261 | |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 80296 / 80830 | |
Elevation | 7–113 m (23–371 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
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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 Picardie 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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 1638 | 1650 | 1554 | 1446 | 1334 | 1305 | 1261 |
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 Benedictine abbey : Abbaye de Moreaucourt
See also
References
External links
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