Lignières-Châtelain

Lignières-Châtelain
Commune
The church in Lignières-Châtelain

Coat of arms
Lignières-Châtelain
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Lignières-Châtelain
Coordinates: 49°46′32″N 1°51′49″E / 49.7756°N 1.8636°E / 49.7756; 1.8636Coordinates: 49°46′32″N 1°51′49″E / 49.7756°N 1.8636°E / 49.7756; 1.8636
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality CC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Alain Crété
Area1 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 355
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80479 /80290
Elevation 186–209 m (610–686 ft)
(avg. 195 m or 640 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.

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

Geography

The commune is situated on the N29 road, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
264315295270272284355
Starting in 1962: Population without dupliates

Places of interest

  • Church of Saint-Barthélémy
Sundial on the church

See also

References


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