La Chaussée-Tirancourt

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La Chaussée-Tirancourt
La Chaussée-Tirancourt (France)
La Chaussée-Tirancourt
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Ailly-sur-Somme
Community association Nièvre et Somme
Coordinates 49 ° 57 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E
height 12-97 m
surface 12.52 km 2
Residents 659 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 53 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80310
INSEE code

La Chaussee-Tirancourt ( Picard : L'Cœuchie-Tinincourt ) is a northern French municipality with 659 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 Nièvre et Somme and belongs to the canton of Ailly-sur-Somme .

geography

La Chaussée-Tirancourt is located between Belloy-sur-Somme and Saint-Sauveur (Somme) on the right (north) bank of the Somme , whose valley is interspersed with ponds, opposite Picquigny , on the former Route nationale 35 . To the north, the municipality extends to the A16 autoroute . The border to the northeastern adjoining Saint-Vaast-en-Chaussée is very irregular. The district of Tirancourt is to the east of the community center.

history

On May 20, 1940, the place suffered a German bomb attack.

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
397 480 581 645 673 687 662 660

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Philippe François since 2001.

Attractions

Reconstruction of a prehistoric building in the Samara Archaeological Park
  • Samara Archaeological Park, built from 1982 below a Gallo-Roman oppidum ( Le Camp César ), with reconstructions of prehistoric, prehistoric and Gallo-Roman buildings and an arboretum in the east of the municipality
  • Saint-Martin church with a square tower with a pointed helmet [1]
  • Cemetery chapel

Web links

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