Morlancourt
Appearance
Morlancourt | |
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The town hall and school in Morlancourt | |
Coordinates: 49°57′06″N 2°37′46″E / 49.9517°N 2.6294°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Albert |
Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Destombes[1] |
Area 1 | 11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 373 |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80572 /80300 |
Elevation | 51–113 m (167–371 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Morlancourt (French pronunciation: [mɔʁlɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
[edit]Morlancourt is situated on the D42 road, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Amiens.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 371 | — |
1975 | 319 | −2.13% |
1982 | 320 | +0.04% |
1990 | 335 | +0.57% |
1999 | 318 | −0.58% |
2007 | 347 | +1.10% |
2012 | 363 | +0.91% |
2017 | 371 | +0.44% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Notable people
[edit]- Louis Friant (1758–1829), French military officer, born in Morlancourt.
- Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), German World War I fighter ace known as the Red Baron, died in action at Morlancourt.
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morlancourt.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE