Offignies
Offignies | |
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 The church in Offignies | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Offignies  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°47′58″N 1°51′09″E / 49.7994°N 1.8525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Poix-de-Picardie |
| Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michèle Herduin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 85 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80604 /80290 |
| Elevation | 177–206 m (581–676 ft) (avg. 202 m or 663 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Offignies (French pronunciation: [ɔfiɲi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]Offignies is situated on the D92 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 97 | — |
| 1975 | 95 | −0.30% |
| 1982 | 75 | −3.32% |
| 1990 | 81 | +0.97% |
| 1999 | 70 | −1.61% |
| 2007 | 66 | −0.73% |
| 2012 | 67 | +0.30% |
| 2017 | 74 | +2.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
History
[edit]In 1972. Offignies absorbed the neighbouring commune of Orival. The church at Orival was destroyed during the Second World War, in 1940 and rebuilt in 1954 At Orival, traces of an 18th-century château and outbuildings may be seen. There are also outlines of Gallo-Roman farms and an old windmill.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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