Cocquerel (French pronunciation: [kɔkʁɛl]; Picard: Cocré) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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 The church in Cocquerel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cocquerel  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°02′39″N 1°57′00″E / 50.0442°N 1.95°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Crépin[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 218 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80200 /80510 |
| Elevation | 7–113 m (23–371 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Cocquerel is situated on the D112, on the banks of the river Somme, some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Abbeville.
Towns Nearby edit
The following diagram shows the towns nearby with in a 2.3 mi (3.7 km) radius.
Cocquerel
Fontaine-sur-Somme (1.2 mi) Long (1.5 mi) Le Catelet (1.9 mi) Francières (2.0 mi) Pont-Remy (2.1 mi) Liercourt (2.3 mi)Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 138 | — |
| 1975 | 117 | −2.33% |
| 1982 | 114 | −0.37% |
| 1990 | 141 | +2.69% |
| 1999 | 172 | +2.23% |
| 2007 | 202 | +2.03% |
| 2012 | 226 | +2.27% |
| 2017 | 229 | +0.26% |
| 2021 | 218 | −1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities edit
Gilles de Robien, politician, Mayor of Amiens and a former national Minister of education.
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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