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Surcamps

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Surcamps
The old Roman road
The old Roman road
Location of Surcamps
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Surcamps is located in France
Surcamps
Surcamps
Surcamps is located in Hauts-de-France
Surcamps
Surcamps
Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E / 50.0703°N 2.0756°E / 50.0703; 2.0756
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonFlixecourt
IntercommunalityCC Nièvre et Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Boullet[1]
Area
1
2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
73
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80742 /80620
Elevation63–117 m (207–384 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surcamps (French pronunciation: [syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Geography

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Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 67—    
1975 82+2.93%
1982 73−1.65%
1990 64−1.63%
1999 56−1.47%
2007 69+2.64%
2012 74+1.41%
2017 64−2.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The nineteenth century church
  • Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
  • The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.



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