Contoire
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| local community | Trois-Rivières | |
| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 43 ' N , 2 ° 33' E | |
| Post Code | 80500 | |
| Former INSEE code | 80209 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Contoire ( Picard : Contoère) is a former northern French community and today's commune Déléguée with 439 inhabitants (2016) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The village is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier and belongs to the canton of Moreuil . It was merged with Pierrepont-sur-Avre and Hargicourt to form Commune nouvelle Trois-Rivières with effect from January 1, 2019 .
geography
Contoire is located on the right bank of the Avre , which flows into the former municipality of the Trois Doms , around 9.5 km south-southeast of Moreuil on the departmental roads D160 and D441. The D935 (former Route nationale 35 ) runs through the Hamel district below the mouth of the Trois Cathedral . The Marais de Contoire, located in the valley floor of the Avre, is part of the former municipality mark. A paper mill is located in the village.
history
A Merovingian burial site was found in the community. In the Middle Ages a fortress of the Counts of Flanders stood on Agumont Hill. Wool processing expanded from the 17th century. A paper mill had existed since the 18th century. The local chalk was also broken and processed. There was also a leper house with a chapel on the road to Amiens .
The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | 286 | 329 | 345 | 342 | 340 | 363 | 408 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) was Joël Suin from 2008 to 2018.
