Gézaincourt

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Gézaincourt
Gézaincourt (France)
Gézaincourt
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Doullens
Community association Territoire North Picardy
Coordinates 50 ° 9 ′  N , 2 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 9 ′  N , 2 ° 19 ′  E
height 54-142 m
surface 6.97 km 2
Residents 428 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80600
INSEE code

Gézaincourt ( Picard : Zincourt) is a northern French municipality with 428 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Doullens and is part of the Communauté de communes du Territoire North Picardie .

geography

The community, located around three kilometers southwest of Doullens and northwest of the D49 département road and on the former railway line from Amiens to Doullens on the Gézincourtoise stream, connects directly to the southwest of Doullens. The district of Bagneux belongs to Gézaincourt.

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010
485 505 497 470 476 466 443 404

administration

Mayor (maire) has been Alain Chevalier since 2001.

Personalities

  • Marie Louise Françoise Blin de Bourdon (Mère Saint-Joseph), French nun, born in Gézaincourt in 1757
  • François-Casimir-Fulgence Carpentier, philosopher and Knight of the Legion of Honor, born in Gézaincourt in 1700.

Web links

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