Conty

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Conty
Coat of arms of Conty
Conty (France)
Conty
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Noye
Community association Somme Sud-Ouest
Coordinates 49 ° 44 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E
height 46-182 m
surface 23.72 km 2
Residents 1,735 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 73 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80160
INSEE code

Conty is a French commune with 1,735 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye .

The districts of Wailly (since 1973) and Luzières belong to Conty.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Residents 1,463 1,512 1,554 1,434 1,541 1,659 1,708

Attractions

  • Conty Castle
  • Saint-Antoine church (15th / 16th century)
  • Saint-Vaast Church in Wailly (18th century)
  • Wailly Castle (General Bernard Montgomery's headquarters from September 1944)
  • Luzières Castle (1770–93)

Personalities

The house Bourbon-Conti , a branch of the Bourbons, is named after the municipality of Conty .

Web links

Commons : Conty  - collection of images, videos and audio files