Franvillers
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Corbie | |
| Community association | Val de Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 87-121 m | |
| surface | 4.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 513 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 108 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80800 | |
| INSEE code | 80350 | |
| Website | http://www.valdesomme.com/index.php?mod=communes&id=9 | |
 The Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Juliette church |
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Franvillers ( Picard : Franvili) is a northern French municipality with 513 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the canton of Corbie and is part of the Communauté de communes du Val de Somme .
geography
The community is located almost entirely north of the D929 department road and on the D23, D78 and D179 department roads around twelve kilometers southwest of Albert on the heights between the Ancre and the Hallue .
history
The Battle of the Hallue took place near Franvillers in December 1870 .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 448 | 426 | 427 | 481 | 519 | 493 | 498 | 514 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Maxime Cornet since 2008.
Attractions
- Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte church
- British war cemetery
- War memorials 1870 and 1914–18
Personalities
- Augustin Crampon (1826–1894), canon at Amiens Cathedral and Bible translator, born in Franvillers.
Web links
Commons : Franvillers - collection of images, videos and audio files
