Rosières-en-Santerre

Rosières-en-Santerre (French pronunciation: [ʁozjɛʁ ɑ̃ sɑ̃tɛʁ], literally Rosières in Santerre) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Rosières-en-Santerre
Commune
The church in Rosières-en-Santerre
Coat of arms
Location of Rosières-en-Santerre
Rosières-en-Santerre Show map of France Rosières-en-Santerre Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°48′54″N 2°42′11″E / 49.815°N 2.7031°E / 49.815; 2.7031
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Moreuil
Intercommunality	CC Terre de Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Maille-Barbare^[1]
Area ^1	12.98 km^2 (5.01 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	3,005
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80680 /80170
Elevation	70–106 m (230–348 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated some 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Amiens, at the junction of the D28 and D329 roads. Rosières station has rail connections to Amiens and Laon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,605	—
1975	2,815	+1.11%
1982	2,985	+0.84%
1990	3,107	+0.50%
1999	2,956	−0.55%
2007	2,877	−0.34%
2012	2,985	+0.74%
2017	3,008	+0.15%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

 

• The mairie
• The church

Twin towns

  Drochtersen, Germany since 1972

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 

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