Combles

Combles is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Combles
Commune
The town hall in Combles
Location of Combles
Combles
Combles
Coordinates: 50°00′36″N 2°51′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonPéronne
IntercommunalityHaute Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) René Damay
Area
1
9.87 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
765
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80204 /80360
Elevation83–153 m (272–502 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Combles is situated on the D20 road, some 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Amiens.

History
Combles after its capture in 1916 by British and French troops
Söldenau war memorial (Ortenburg, Germany); among the dead is Georg Reiter, killed at Combles on 30 April 1916

Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71.

Combles was again at the centre of much fighting during World War I (1914–1918), with many of its buildings damaged and many of its residents injured or killed, not to mention the numerous casualties among the forces in combat there. Many British soldiers who fell in the war are buried in the local cemetery, and there are numerous war cemeteries in the immediate surrounding area.

It has, however, been substantially developed since the war's end.

Population
Historical population of Combles
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population335342305263242228718
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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