Nouvion

Nouvion
The town hall in Nouvion
Location of Nouvion
Nouvion
Nouvion
Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.2128°N 1.7747°E / 50.2128; 1.7747
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonAbbeville-1
IntercommunalityCC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice Forestier[1]
Area
1
15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,207
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80598 /80860
Elevation7–55 m (23–180 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nouvion (French pronunciation: [nuvjɔ̃]; or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Nouvion is situated 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the D1001 (ex-N1 national) departmental road junction with the departmental road D111.

Railway

Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles/Forest-l'Abbaye branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. It opened on 24 August 1892, and closed on 10 March 1947, although the line itself remained open for freight until 1 February 1951.

Media

Nouvion is the setting for the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! However, no scenes were filmed in the town, with filming instead taking place in Norfolk in England.[3]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,026—    
19751,004−0.31%
19821,102+1.34%
19901,232+1.40%
19991,210−0.20%
20071,232+0.23%
20121,264+0.51%
20171,316+0.81%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Tominey, Camilla (2 May 2010). "Britain's best loved TV locations". Daily Express. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE