Agenville
| Agenville | |
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  Agenville | |
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Agenville | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′59″N 2°06′13″E / 50.1664°N 2.1036°ECoordinates: 50°09′59″N 2°06′13″E / 50.1664°N 2.1036°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Bernaville |
| Intercommunality | Bernavillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dany Petit |
| Area1 | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 106 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80005 / 80370 |
| Elevation |
88–136 m (289–446 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
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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. | |
Agenville is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The commune is a village of mixed farming situated 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Abbeville on the D56 road.
Surrounded by the commons Domléger-Longvillers, Conteville and Prouville, Agenville is located 20 km north-east of Abbeville's largest city nearby. [1]
History
Destroyed by the English at the time of the battle of Crecy in 1346 and rebuilt on a new site. Rebuilt after the bombardments of 1944, when 95% of the village was destroyed, as the V1 rocket site was nearby. Agenville was once a centre of a pilgrimage.
Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 99 | 103 | 95 | 89 | 84 | 91 | 106 | 111 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||||
See also
Communes of the Somme department
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agenville. |
- An Agenville website
- Agenville on the website of Quid
- Position of Agenville on the map of France
- Map of Agenville on Mapquest
- Portail du Syndicat Mixte des Vals d'Authie, Nièvre et Somme
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