Mesnil-Martinsart (French pronunciation: [menil maʁtɛ̃saʁ]) is a commune in the Somme département in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Mesnil-Martinsart | |
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 The church in Mesnil-Martinsart | |
Location of Mesnil-Martinsart  | |
  Mesnil-Martinsart  Mesnil-Martinsart | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′16″N 2°38′57″E / 50.0544°N 2.6492°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roger Roussel[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 236 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80540 /80300 |
| Elevation | 62–144 m (203–472 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 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
The commune is situated on the D174 road, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Amiens.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 231 | — |
| 1975 | 211 | −1.29% |
| 1982 | 197 | −0.98% |
| 1990 | 240 | +2.50% |
| 1999 | 233 | −0.33% |
| 2007 | 224 | −0.49% |
| 2012 | 246 | +1.89% |
| 2017 | 238 | −0.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities edit
- Louis-Fernand Flutre (1892-1978), an academic from the area, published two works on the village in 1955: Mesnil-Martinsart (Somme) Essai d'histoire locale and Le Parler picard de Mesnil-Martinsart (Somme) Phonétique, morphologie, syntaxe, vocabulaire.
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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