Soyécourt
Appearance
Soyécourt | |
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Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 2°47′46″E / 49.8631°N 2.7961°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Ham |
Intercommunality | CC Terre de Picardie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Maille[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 191 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80741 /80200 |
Elevation | 65–87 m (213–285 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Soyécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Amiens, on the D79 road, less than a mile from the A29 autoroute.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 191 | — |
1975 | 150 | −3.39% |
1982 | 169 | +1.72% |
1990 | 185 | +1.14% |
1999 | 204 | +1.09% |
2007 | 190 | −0.88% |
2012 | 174 | −1.74% |
2017 | 182 | +0.90% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
[edit]- St.Martial's church: The church of Soyécourt was destroyed during the First World War. The 12th century font is all that remains of the old church in the replacement building.
- Wallieux wood: The wood of Wallieux is a World War I site and is part of the Circuit of Memory of the First World War. This wood remains pock-marked by shell holes and war tunnels.
Notable people
[edit]- Camille de Soyécourt (1757–1849), daughter of Joachim Charles de Seigliere de Belleforiere, Marquis de Soyécourt, was a French Catholic nun who restored the Carmelite Order in France after the French Revolution.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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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