Lignières-Châtelain
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Commune of Lignières-Châtelain |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Poix-de-Picardie | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois | |
| Mayor | Alain Crété (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 186 m–209 m (avg. 195 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 6,54 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
284 | |
| - Density | 43/km² | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 80479/ 80290 | |
| 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. | ||
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Lignières-Châtelain is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the N29 road, some 23 miles southwest of Amiens.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 264 | 315 | 295 | 270 | 272 | 284 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- Church of Saint-Barthélémy
 North side of the church. |
_1.jpg/120px-Lignières-Châtelain_cadran_solaire_(église)_1.jpg) A sundial on the church |
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
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[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 29th 2008.
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