Verpillières

Verpillières
Commune
The road into Verpillières
Verpillières
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Verpillières
Coordinates: 49°40′05″N 2°49′28″E / 49.6681°N 2.8244°E / 49.6681; 2.8244Coordinates: 49°40′05″N 2°49′28″E / 49.6681°N 2.8244°E / 49.6681; 2.8244
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Montdidier
Canton Roye
Intercommunality CC Grand Roye
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Philippe Haguet
Area1 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 179
 • Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80790 /80700
Elevation 74–85 m (243–279 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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.

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

Geography

The commune is situated 51 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Amiens, on the D221e road, on the border with the department of Seine-Maritime.

Population

Historical population of Verpillières
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population158159122142161169179
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The seventeenth century church of Saint Martin's. Ruined during the First World War, restoration work began in 1926 and a new bell was christened in 1932.

See also

References


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