Cocquerel

Cocquerel
Commune
The church in Cocquerel

Coat of arms
Cocquerel
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Cocquerel
Coordinates: 50°02′39″N 1°57′00″E / 50.0442°N 1.95°E / 50.0442; 1.95Coordinates: 50°02′39″N 1°57′00″E / 50.0442°N 1.95°E / 50.0442; 1.95
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Rue
Intercommunality CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Maurice Crépin
Area1 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 204
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80200 /80510
Elevation 7–113 m (23–371 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Cocquerel is situated on the D112, on the banks of the river Somme, some 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Abbeville.

Towns Nearby

The following diagram shows the towns nearby with in a 2.3 mi (3.7 km) radius.

Cocquerel
Long (1.5 mi)
Le Catelet (1.9 mi)
Francières (2.0 mi)
Pont-Remy (2.1 mi)
Liercourt (2.3 mi)

Population

Historical population of Cocquerel
Year19621968197519821990199920062007
Population12513811714141172204202
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Personalities

Gilles de Robien, politician, Mayor of Amiens and a former national Minister of education.

See also

References


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