Coigneux
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 8 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ E | |
| height | 100-150 m | |
| surface | 2.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 49 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80560 | |
| INSEE code | 80201 | |
| Website | www.paysducoquelicot.com | |
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Coigneux ( Picard : Cognu) is a northern French municipality with 49 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot .
geography
The municipality on the northern edge of Picardy is on the D175E département road between Sailly-au-Bois in the east and Couin in the west (both already in the Pas-de-Calais department ). In Coigneux, the Authie has its source at the Fontaine du Rossignol .
history
The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 91 | 86 | 71 | 64 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 48 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Maurice Deruit since 2008.
Attractions
- The Saint-Géry church, rebuilt after the First World War , which was destroyed in an ammunition explosion around 1920.
- A lime tree planted around 1660 by Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, on the border between Coigneux and Couin, with a statue of Notre-Dame de Consolation in a niche.
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Cavrois (1774–1820), Brigadier General under Napoleon , born here.
Web links
Commons : Coigneux - collection of images, videos and audio files
