Longavesnes
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Péronne | |
Canton | Péronne | |
Community association | Haute Somme | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 58 ' N , 3 ° 4' E | |
height | 94-144 m | |
surface | 4.09 km 2 | |
Residents | 86 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 80240 | |
INSEE code | 80487 |
Longavesnes (Picard: Longavène) is a French municipality with 86 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France. The municipality belongs to the canton of Péronne .
geography
The municipality is located around 2.5 km northwest of Roisel on the D181 and D101 département roads. It lies partly on clay , partly on chalk floor .
Toponymy and History
The community name is derived from the term "longue avoine" (long oats).
Before the 12th century, the area was owned by the monks of Saint-Quentin .
The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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151 | 138 | 136 | 108 | 110 | 104 | 106 | 85 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Jeannot Delaigle since 2001.
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, destroyed in World War I and rebuilt in 1929 by the architect Louis Faille .
Individual evidence
- ^ Notice historique et géographique, réalisée par l'instituteur, M. Bouchez, 1899, Archives départementales, Somme, Amiens
Web links
Commons : Longavesnes - collection of images, videos and audio files