Sorel, Somme

Sorel
Commune
The church and lake in Sorel
Coat of arms
Sorel Location within Hauts-de-France region Sorel
Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 3°03′03″E / 50.0242°N 3.0508°E / 50.0242; 3.0508Coordinates: 50°01′27″N 3°03′03″E / 50.0242°N 3.0508°E / 50.0242; 3.0508
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Dazin
Area1	7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	165
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80737 /80240
Elevation	99–148 m (325–486 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.

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

Geography

Sorel is situated 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Cambrai, on the D222 road, only a couple of miles from the border with the Pas-de-Calais department.

Population

History

The village was completely rebuilt after the devastation wrought by World War I. During the 1920s, architect Louis Faille, originally from Nurlu, was responsible for the reconstruction, notably the ‘mairie-école’ (combined mayor's office and school) and the church, completed in 1932.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sorel (Somme).

• Official website of the Communauté de communes (in French)
• Sorel on the Quid website (in French)