Miraumont

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

Miraumont
Miraumont railway station in the early 20th century
Location of Miraumont
Miraumont
Miraumont
Coordinates: 50°05′42″N 2°43′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonAlbert
IntercommunalityPays du Coquelicot
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Louis Croisille
Area
1
13.96 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
664
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80549 /80300
Elevation77–142 m (253–466 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets.

Geography

Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Amiens, Miraumont is located at the source of the river Ancre, the third longest tributary of the Somme.

The railway station at Miraumont is between the station at Achiet, near Bapaume, and the station at Albert, the administrative center of the canton.

History

The theatre of operations for the Battle of Bapaume (1871) during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.

The village was completely destroyed between 1914 and 1918 during the First World War.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968680    
1975671−0.19%
1982695+0.50%
1990632−1.18%
1999655+0.40%
2007705+0.92%
2012685−0.57%
2017664−0.62%
Source: INSEE[2]

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