Lignières-Châtelain

Lignières-Châtelain
Lignières-Châtelain

Coordinates: 49°46′32″N 1°51′49″E / 49.7756°N 1.8636°E / 49.7756; 1.8636Coordinates: 49°46′32″N 1°51′49″E / 49.7756°N 1.8636°E / 49.7756; 1.8636
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Alain Crété
Area1 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 355
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 80479 / 80290
Elevation 186–209 m (610–686 ft)
(avg. 195 m or 640 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lignières-Châtelain is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the N29 road, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Amiens.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
264 315 295 270 272 284 355
Starting in 1962: Population without dupliates

Places of interest

Sundial on the church

See also

References

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