Flesselles, Somme

Flesselles
The town hall in Flesselles
Location of Flesselles
Flesselles
Flesselles
Coordinates: 50°00′07″N 2°15′38″E / 50.0019°N 2.2606°E / 50.0019; 2.2606
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonFlixecourt
IntercommunalityCC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Jocelyn Louette[1]
Area
1
20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,956
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80316 /80260
Elevation57–134 m (187–440 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flesselles (French pronunciation: [flɛsɛl]; Picard: Fléchèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Flesselles is situated on the D933 road, some 8 miles (13 km) north of Amiens. Nearby towns include Montonvillers to the east.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 730—    
1975 898+3.00%
1982 1,361+6.12%
1990 2,103+5.59%
1999 2,143+0.21%
2007 2,004−0.83%
2012 2,041+0.37%
2017 2,063+0.21%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

The 17th–18th-century château, with vestiges of the ancient 14th-century fortress at the base of its tower.

Education

Since October 2011 the „école primaire“ in Flesselles has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the Volksschule Altomünster (Germany/Bavaria) and the „Primary School“ in Crook (England). The project-topic is „Healthy Active Citizens Across Europe“.

Personalities

  • Max Lejeune, French politician was born at Flesselles in 1909.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE