Contalmaison
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 1 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 87-161 m | |
| surface | 5.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80300 | |
| INSEE code | 80206 | |
| Website | www.paysducoquelicot.com | |
Contalmaison ( Picard : Cantamoaison) is a northern French municipality with 118 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
Contalmaison, seven kilometers northeast of Albert , is on the D20 and D147 departmental roads and extends in the north to the D929 departmental road from Albert to Bapaume . The Ferme de la Trouée belongs to the municipality.
history
The municipality, one of the centers of the fighting on July 1, 1916 during the Battle of the Somme , in which the castle was also destroyed, was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 84 | 106 | 101 | 104 | 98 | 119 | 123 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Patricia Leroy since 2008.
Attractions
- Saint-Léger church
- Military cemetery and two war memorials, including McCrae's Battalion Great War Memorial, inaugurated in 2004
