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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Étoile (French pronunciation: [letwal]; Picard: L'Étoèle) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
L'Étoile | |
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Coordinates: 50°01′28″N 2°01′58″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Flixecourt |
Intercommunality | CC Nièvre et Somme |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ghislain Tirmarche[1] |
Area 1 | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,156 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80296 /80830 |
Elevation | 7–113 m (23–371 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is situated on the D216 road, on the banks of the river Somme, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Amiens.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,650 | — |
1975 | 1,554 | −0.85% |
1982 | 1,446 | −1.02% |
1990 | 1,334 | −1.00% |
1999 | 1,305 | −0.24% |
2007 | 1,241 | −0.63% |
2012 | 1,263 | +0.35% |
2017 | 1,194 | −1.12% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The Benedictine abbey : Abbaye de Moreaucourt
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