Sains-en-Amiénois
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Commune of Sains-en-Amiénois |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Boves | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole | |
| Mayor | Marc Leclercq (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 49 m–117 m (avg. 112 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 9,92 km² | |
| Population² (2006) |
1250 | |
| - Density | 128/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80696/ 80680 | |
| 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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Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated some 6 miles south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 445 | 453 | 605 | 936 | 1054 | 1075 | 1250 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The 15th century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire [1]. The church also houses a 12th century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.
.jpg/90px-Sains-en-Amiénois_église_(porche_et_clocher).jpg) The church tower |
.jpg/90px-Sains-en-Amiénois_église_(cadran_solaire).jpg) The sundial on the church |
.jpg/120px-Sains-en-Amiénois_église_(le_choeur_avec_le_tombeau).jpg) The interior of the church |
.jpg/90px-Sains-en-Amiénois_église_tombeau_(partie_supérieure).jpg) Tombstone of three Saints |
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
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[edit] External links
- Official municipal website (French)
- Sains-en-Amiénois, photos and historical notes (French)
- Sains-en-Amiénois on the Insee website (French)
[edit] Notes
- ^ G. de Witasse et A. Graire - Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie, Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint Editions Culture et Civilisation, Bruxelles, 1979)
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd 2008.
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