Berneuil (Somme)
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Amiens | |
Canton | Doullens | |
Community association | Territoire North Picardy | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 2 ° 10 ′ E | |
height | 78-146 m | |
surface | 5.51 km 2 | |
Residents | 257 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 80620 | |
INSEE code | 80089 | |
Tower of the Saint-Pierre church |
Berneuil ( Picard : Bèrneu ) is a northern French municipality with 257 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Amiens , is part of the Communauté de communes du Territoire North Picardie and belongs to the canton of Doullensu .
geography
The municipality is located around four kilometers northeast of Domart-en-Ponthieu and five kilometers south of Bernaville .
Toponymy and History
The place, referred to as Bernoldiacum in old documents, belonged to the Corbie Abbey in the 7th century . The first lord of Berneuil, Bernard de Saint-Valéry, Baron von Domard, had a permanent house built around 1175. After disputes with Count Jean de Ponthieu, King Louis VII had the dispute resolved by a duel in Corbie. The rulership changed several times until the 18th century.
Residents
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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265 | 234 | 250 | 213 | 211 | 214 | 249 | 263 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Francis Flahaut since 2001.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, classified as a Monument historique since 1921 ( Base Mérimée PA00116096)