Surcamps

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Surcamps
The old Roman road
The old Roman road
Surcamps is located in France
Surcamps
Surcamps
Surcamps is located in Hauts-de-France
Surcamps
Surcamps
Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E / 50.0703°N 2.0756°E / 50.0703; 2.0756Coordinates: 50°04′13″N 2°04′32″E / 50.0703°N 2.0756°E / 50.0703; 2.0756
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonFlixecourt
IntercommunalityCC Nièvre et Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Boullet
Area
1
2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80742 /80620
Elevation63–117 m (207–384 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surcamps (French pronunciation: ​[syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Geography

Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée Brunehaut.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 67—    
1975 82+2.93%
1982 73−1.65%
1990 64−1.63%
1999 56−1.47%
2007 69+2.64%
2012 74+1.41%
2017 64−2.86%
Source: INSEE[1]

Places of interest

  • The nineteenth century church
  • Traces of Gallo-Roman settlements
  • The wood of Coroy, where the well-preserved remains of a Nazi V1 rocket launch site is situated. Built by French prisoners in the summer of 1943, it was bombed 12 times by the Allies from December 1943 until April 1944.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  2. ^ Source : Quotidien Le Courrier Picard, édition de la Somme, du 4 novembre 2007.