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Nouvion
Nouvion (French pronunciation: [nuvjɔ̃]; or sometimes Nouvion-en-Ponthieu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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The town hall in Nouvion | |
Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 50°12′46″N 1°46′29″E / 50.2128°N 1.7747°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Forestier[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,220 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80598 /80860 |
| Elevation | 7–55 m (23–180 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 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
Nouvion is situated 10 miles (16 km) north of Abbeville, between the Somme estuary and the forest of Crécy, on the D1001 (ex-N1 national) departmental road junction with the departmental road D111.
Railway edit
Nouvion had a station on the Noyelles/Forest-l'Abbaye branch of the Réseau des Bains de Mer. It opened on 24 August 1892, and closed on 10 March 1947, although the line itself remained open for freight until 1 February 1951.
Media edit
Nouvion is the setting for the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! However, no scenes were filmed in the town, with filming instead taking place in Norfolk in England.[3]
Demography edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,026 | — |
| 1975 | 1,004 | −0.31% |
| 1982 | 1,102 | +1.34% |
| 1990 | 1,232 | +1.40% |
| 1999 | 1,210 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 1,232 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 1,264 | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 1,316 | +0.81% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
- ^ Tominey, Camilla (2 May 2010). "Britain's best loved TV locations". Daily Express. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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