Sains-en-Amiénois
Sains-en-Amiénois
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Sains-en-Amiénois | |
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Coordinates: 49°49′04″N 2°19′08″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Amiens-6 |
Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Lepoetre[1] |
Area 1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,207 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80696 /80680 |
Elevation | 49–117 m (161–384 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The commune is situated 6 miles (10 km) 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.
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 453 | — |
1975 | 605 | +4.22% |
1982 | 936 | +6.43% |
1990 | 1,054 | +1.50% |
1999 | 1,075 | +0.22% |
2007 | 1,219 | +1.58% |
2012 | 1,174 | −0.75% |
2017 | 1,205 | +0.52% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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- 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.[4] 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.
- The sundial on the church
- The interior of the church
- Tombstone of three Saints
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- 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)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sains-en-Amiénois.
- Official municipal website (in French)
- Sains-en-Amiénois, photos and historical notes (in French)
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