Surcamps
Surcamps (French pronunciation: [syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.
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![]() The old Roman road | |
Location of Surcamps ![]() | |
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| Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Flixecourt |
| Intercommunality | CC Nièvre et Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Boullet |
| Area 1 | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
| Population | 65 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80742 /80620 |
| Elevation | 63–117 m (207–384 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 60 | 67 | 82 | 73 | 64 | 56 | 69 |
| 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 nineteenth century church
- Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
- The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[2]
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.
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