Ligescourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Rue | |
| Community association | Ponthieu-Marquenterre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 53 ′ E | |
| height | 42-74 m | |
| surface | 5.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 219 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80150 | |
| INSEE code | 80477 | |
 Church of the Assumption of Mary |
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Ligescourt ( Picard : Ligicourt ) is a northern French municipality with 219 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 Abbeville and is part of the Communauté de communes Ponthieu-Marquenterre and the canton of Rue .
geography
The municipality is located around 4.5 kilometers north of Crécy-en-Ponthieu .
history
During the Second World War , the Wehrmacht set up a rocket launch base on the municipality's territory.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 278 | 275 | 245 | 197 | 206 | 194 | 222 | 231 |
Attractions
- Church of the Assumption of Mary
Personalities
- Louis-Joseph Dumarquez (1746–1805), poet, was pastor in Ligescourt
Web links
Commons : Ligescourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
