Forceville
Forceville | |
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The town hall in Forceville | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Forceville | |
Forceville Forceville | |
| Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 2°33′27″E / 50.0622°N 2.5575°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Sauvage[1] |
Area 1 | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 165 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80329 /80560 |
| Elevation | 100–150 m (330–490 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Forceville (French pronunciation: [fɔʁsəvil]; Picard: Fourville-in-Anmiénoé) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Situated on the D938 road, some 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Amiens. On 18 December 1915 the 107th Company, Machine Gun Corps, was established here as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 203 | — |
| 1975 | 199 | −0.28% |
| 1982 | 181 | −1.35% |
| 1990 | 182 | +0.07% |
| 1999 | 161 | −1.35% |
| 2007 | 167 | +0.46% |
| 2012 | 174 | +0.82% |
| 2017 | 175 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The old railway line [4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Source:Fcvnet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
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