Méricourt-sur-Somme

Méricourt-sur-Somme is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Étinehem-Méricourt.[2]

Méricourt-sur-Somme
Location of Méricourt-sur-Somme
Méricourt-sur-Somme
Méricourt-sur-Somme
Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 2°40′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
CommuneÉtinehem-Méricourt
Area
1
7.14 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
218
  Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
80340
Elevation32–92 m (105–302 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D171 road, some 13 miles (21 km) east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962194    
1968173−1.89%
1975147−2.30%
1982153+0.57%
1990140−1.10%
1999164+1.77%
2006164+0.00%
Source: EHESS[3]

See also

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 11 July 2016 (in French)
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Méricourt-sur-Somme, EHESS. (in French)


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