Fieffes-Montrelet

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Coordinates: 50°05′12″N 2°13′51″E / 50.0866666667, 2.23083333333

Commune of Fieffes-Montrelet
Location
Image:Paris_plan_pointer_b_jms.gif
Map highlighting the commune of
Administration
Country France
Region Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Domart-en-Ponthieu
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Bernavillois
Mayor Pierre Danvin
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 63 m–147 m
(avg. 98 m)
Land area¹ 9,68 km²
Population²
(1999)		 299
 - Density 30/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 80566/ 80670
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Fieffes-Montrelet is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.

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[edit] Geography

Situated on the D49 road, some 20 miles east of Abbeville.

[edit] History

In 1975, the two communes of Fieffes and Montrelet were united to create a single administrative entity.

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
267 306 274 279 291 299
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting


[edit] Places of interest

[edit] Fieffes church

The church of Saint-Pierre is in the Romanesque style. The altar has recently (2007) been restored at a cost of €7500

[edit] Montrelet church

Surrounded by the graveyard, it is unusually aligned with the river and in a high position.

Fieffes church.

Wooden supports at Fieffes

The south gate at Fieffes

Montrelet church

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

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