Flers, Somme

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Coordinates: 50°02′57″N 2°49′20″E / 50.0491666667, 2.82222222222

Commune of Flers Trenches near Flers, in September 1916.
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Combles
Mayor	Mme Jeannette Busschaert (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	108 m–151 m (avg. 127 m)
Land area¹	6.27 km²
Population² (1999)	138
- Density	22/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80314/ 80360
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.

Flers is a French commune near the northern edge of the département of Somme and the région of Picardie. It lies to the south of the D929 road, between Albert and Bapaume.

Contents 1 History 2 Administration 3 Demography 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

In 1916, the Battle of Flers-Courcelette saw the first use of the tank (the Mark I) in the field of battle.

[edit] Administration

List of mayors

Mandate	Name	Party	Background
March 2001	Mme Jeannette Busschaert
Earlier data are not known.

[edit] Demography

Demographic development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
210	220	212	184	182	138
Figures recorded since 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Somme département

[edit] External links

• Flers on the Institut Géographique National (French National Geographic Institute) site (French)
• Flers on the INSEE site. (French)
• Flers on the Quid site. (French)
• Communes around Flers
• Location of Flers and neighboring communes
• Plan of Flers on Mapquest