Hescamps

Hescamps
Commune
The town hall in Hescamps
The town hall in Hescamps
Location of Hescamps
Hescamps is located in France
Hescamps
Hescamps
Hescamps is located in Hauts-de-France
Hescamps
Hescamps
Coordinates: 49°43′46″N 1°52′20″E / 49.7294°N 1.8722°E / 49.7294; 1.8722
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonPoix-de-Picardie
IntercommunalityCC Somme Sud-Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jocelyne Ternois[1]
Area
1
34.56 km2 (13.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
521
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80436 /80290
Elevation127–211 m (417–692 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hescamps is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Hescamps is situated on the D257 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.

The Plateau Picard near the border between the departments of the Somme, the Oise and the Seine-Maritime, easily accessible via the old national road 15a (now DR 1015) and 319 (now DR 919), or by Highway A29 .

The nearest train station is in Fouilloy, at 3 km.

The common Hescamps is constituted by the four former municipalities of the Somme in 1972:

The stream of Évoissons rises to Handicourt.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 558—    
1975 517−1.08%
1982 434−2.47%
1990 404−0.89%
1999 434+0.80%
2007 470+1.00%
2012 530+2.43%
2017 516−0.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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