L'Étoile, Somme

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L'Étoile
Coat of arms of L'Étoile
Coat of arms
L'Étoile is located in France
L'Étoile
L'Étoile
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Location within Picardy region
L'Étoile is located in Picardy
L'Étoile
L'Étoile
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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)
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

Historical population of L'Étoile, Somme
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
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

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