Estrées-Mons

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Estrées-Mons
Étrée-Mon
Estrées-Mons (France)
Estrées-Mons
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Péronne
Community association Haute Somme
Coordinates 49 ° 53 '  N , 3 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 53 '  N , 3 ° 0'  E
height 56-102 m
surface 15.3 km 2
Residents 606 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80200
INSEE code

Tower of the Péronne airfield in Estrées-Mons

Estrées-Mons ( Picard : etree-Mon) is a French municipality with 606 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality belongs to the canton of Péronne and is part of the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme .

geography

The community, made up of the former communities of Mons-en-Chaussée and Estrées-en-Chaussée, is located north of the Omignon valley, around 9 km southeast of Péronne on the D1029 département road ( Chaussée Brunehaut ). Districts (of Mons-en-Chaussée) are Prusles and St-Cren. The Péronne-Saint Quentin airfield is located in the commune (partly on the territory of the commune of Monchy-Lagache ) .

history

The community, which was destroyed in World War I , was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.

In 1973 the municipalities of Estrées-en-Chaussée and Mons-en-Chaussée merged to form the new municipality of Estrées-Mons.

Population development

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
536 520 628 631 596 609 581

administration

Mayor ( Maire ) has been Jean-Paul Colard since 2001.

Web links

Commons : Estrées-Mons  - Collection of images, videos and audio files