Hescamps
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Poix-de-Picardy | |
| Community association | Somme Sud-Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 44 ' N , 1 ° 52' E | |
| height | 127-211 m | |
| surface | 34.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 516 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80290 | |
| INSEE code | 80436 | |
 Mairie Hescamps |
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Hescamps ( Picard : Hécamp ) is a northern French municipality with 516 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Amiens , is part of the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest and belongs to the canton of Poix-de-Picardie .
geography
The very extensive municipality forms the south-western corner of the Somme department. In the west it is essentially crossed by the municipalities of Fourcigny , Fouilloy , Romescamps and Saint-Thibault as well as by the former Route nationale 15bis , in the south by the municipalities of Sarcus , Élencourt , Daméraucourt and the border to the Oise department , in the east by the municipalities of Méréaucourt , Thieulloy-la-Ville and Sainte-Segrée , in the north by the municipalities Meigneux and Marlers limited. In the east-west direction, the municipality is crossed by the railway line from Amiens to Rouen (with stops in Sainte-Segrée and Fouilloy). The Évoissons and their tributary Poix have their source in the municipality .
history
The present municipality was created in 1972 from the merger of Agnières , Frettemolle , Hescamps and Souplicourt .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 228 | 215 | 517 | 434 | 404 | 434 | 463 | 527 |
economy
The Candor wind farm has been in Hescamps since 2008 with five wind turbines and an installed capacity of 6000 kWh.
The drawn in Hescamps lambs are under the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Pres-sales de la Baie de Somme marketed.
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Étienne Bodereau since 2008.
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church in Agnières with a choir from the transition period from the 12th to the 13th century, a low nave from the 16th century, stained glass windows depicting the birth of Christ, creation and the root of Jesse and a statue of Saint Barbara from the 16th century Century, 1995 classified as Monument historique ( Base Mérimée PA00116180)
- Saint-Martin church with portal from the 16th century in the former municipality of Frettemolle, registered as a monument historique in 1926 (Base Mérimée PA00116179)
- Saint Clair Church in Hescamps
- Chapels in Mesnil-Huchon and Handicourt
- Church of Souplicourt with a baptismal font from the 15th century and a triumphal cross from the beginning of the 16th century with a statue of the Virgin Mary and a statue of St. John
