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Favières, Somme
Favières (French pronunciation: [favjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Town hall | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′20″N 1°39′52″E / 50.2389°N 1.6644°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Rue |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Taeck[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 455 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80303 /80120 |
| Elevation | 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is situated on the D140 road, 2 miles (3 km) from the estuary of the river Somme, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Abbeville.
Railway edit
Favières is served by a halt on the metre gauge railway from Noyelles-sur-Mer to Le Crotoy. The railway is now a heritage railway, the Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, which formerly formed part of the Réseau des Bains de Mer.
Personalities edit
- Aeronautical engineering pioneers Gaston Caudron (1882) and René Caudron (1884) were born in Favières.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 438 | — |
| 1975 | 379 | −2.05% |
| 1982 | 403 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 406 | +0.09% |
| 1999 | 405 | −0.03% |
| 2007 | 456 | +1.49% |
| 2012 | 462 | +0.26% |
| 2017 | 462 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
- Chapel.
- Chapel.
- Heritage chapel.
- The church.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Favières (Somme).
- Caudron brothers website (in French)