Soyécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Soyécourt | |
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 The war memorial in Soyécourt | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Soyécourt  | |
  Soyécourt  Soyécourt | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 2°47′46″E / 49.8631°N 2.7961°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre de Picardie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Luc Maille[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 191 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80741 /80200 |
| Elevation | 65–87 m (213–285 ft) (avg. 92 m or 302 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is situated 15 miles (24 km) east of Amiens, on the D79 road, less than a mile from the A29 autoroute.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 191 | — |
| 1975 | 150 | −3.39% |
| 1982 | 169 | +1.72% |
| 1990 | 185 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 204 | +1.09% |
| 2007 | 190 | −0.88% |
| 2012 | 174 | −1.74% |
| 2017 | 182 | +0.90% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- St.Martial's church: The church of Soyécourt was destroyed during the First World War. The 12th century font is all that remains of the old church in the replacement building.
- Wallieux wood: The wood of Wallieux is a World War I site and is part of the Circuit of Memory of the First World War. This wood remains pock-marked by shell holes and war tunnels.
Notable people
edit- Camille de Soyécourt (1757–1849), daughter of Joachim Charles de Seigliere de Belleforiere, Marquis de Soyécourt, was a French Catholic nun who restored the Carmelite Order in France after the French Revolution.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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