Estrées-lès-Crécy (French pronunciation: [ɛstʁe kʁesi], literally Estrées near Crécy; Picard: Étrèe-lès-Carcy) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Estrées-lès-Crécy
Location of Estrées-lès-Crécy
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Estrées-lès-Crécy is located in France
Estrées-lès-Crécy
Estrées-lès-Crécy
Estrées-lès-Crécy is located in Hauts-de-France
Estrées-lès-Crécy
Estrées-lès-Crécy
Coordinates: 50°15′14″N 1°55′45″E / 50.2539°N 1.9292°E / 50.2539; 1.9292
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonRue
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Alexandre[1]
Area
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11.19 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
396
 • Density35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80290 /80150
Elevation33–84 m (108–276 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The commune is situated on the D938 road, near the site of the Battle of Crecy, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Abbeville.

Railway

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There was a railway station (Crécy-Estrées) on the branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer which ran between Abbeville and Dompierre-sur-Authie. It opened on 19 June 1892 and closed to passengers on 10 March 1947. It closed to freight on 1 February 1951.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 406—    
1975 380−0.94%
1982 358−0.85%
1990 353−0.18%
1999 362+0.28%
2007 367+0.17%
2012 393+1.38%
2017 391−0.10%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE