Authie, Somme

Authie (French pronunciation: [oti] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Authie
Commune
The town hall of Authie, in the old priory
Location of Authie
Authie Show map of France Authie Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 2°29′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	CC Pays Coquelicot
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Honoré Froideval[1]
Area 1	9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	258
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80043 /80560
Elevation	73–157 m (240–515 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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 was led by the elected mayor Henri Macron (the great-grandfather of Emmanuel Macron, current President of France), from 1953 to 1964.^[3] It was also the birthplace of the trouvère Simon d'Authie.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Sur les traces de l'arrière-grand-père d'Emmanuel Macron, entre Amiens et Arras" (in French). La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 2017-06-01.