Mérélessart

Mérélessart
Commune
The church in Mérélessart
Mérélessart
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Mérélessart
Coordinates: 49°58′20″N 1°51′00″E / 49.9722°N 1.85°E / 49.9722; 1.85Coordinates: 49°58′20″N 1°51′00″E / 49.9722°N 1.85°E / 49.9722; 1.85
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Gamaches
Intercommunality CA Baie de Somme
Government
  Mayor (20012008) André Seillier
Area1 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 202
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80529 /80490
Elevation 84–122 m (276–400 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 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.

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

Geography

The commuen is situated on the D21 road, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Abbeville.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
203222223213191184202
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • Saint-Martin’s church. Known for the painting "La Charité de Saint-Martin"[1] (listed as a 'Monuments Historiques' and restored 2005-2006), it was painted in 1854 by the artist Isidore Patrois .
  • The chapel
  • The wrought-iron Calvary
  • The war memorial

See also

References


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