Pertain

Pertain
Pertain
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Pertain
Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 2°52′11″E / 49.8117°N 2.8697°E / 49.8117; 2.8697Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 2°52′11″E / 49.8117°N 2.8697°E / 49.8117; 2.8697
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Ham
Area1 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 368
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80621 /80320
Elevation 79–91 m (259–299 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Pertain is a former commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Hypercourt.[1]

Geography

Pertain is situated on the D142 road, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Amiens, in the east of the Santerre district.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
362374325332314318368
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

Founded around the end of the first millennium, the village was first known as "Pertaing". Made up of several now-disappeared hamlets, such as "Mory", "Sacy-Les-Pertain" and “Berseaucourt”.

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 25 May 2016 (in French)
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