Saint-Sauflieu

Saint-Sauflieu
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Sauflieu
Saint-Sauflieu
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Saint-Sauflieu
Coordinates: 49°47′24″N 2°15′14″E / 49.79°N 2.2539°E / 49.79; 2.2539Coordinates: 49°47′24″N 2°15′14″E / 49.79°N 2.2539°E / 49.79; 2.2539
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Noye
Intercommunality Amiens Métropole
Government
  Mayor (2001–2008) Gérard Sanier
Area1 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 896
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80717 /80160
Elevation 79–137 m (259–449 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 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.

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

Geography

The commune is situated 9 miles (14 km) south of Amiens, just off the N1 road. To the immediate west of the commune are the traces of the Chaussée Brunehaut, an ancient Roman road joining Caesaromagus (Beauvais) with Samarobriva (Amiens). More traces of Gallo-Roman construction have been found to the north of the village, by aerial observation.

Population

Population history
193119391962196819751982199019992006
586460623691770787904901896
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

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