Mérélessart

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Mérélessart
Mérélessart (France)
Mérélessart
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Gamaches
Community association Baie de Somme
Coordinates 49 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 58 ′  N , 1 ° 51 ′  E
height 84-122 m
surface 3.74 km 2
Residents 197 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 53 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80490
INSEE code

Saint Martin Church

Mérélessart ( Picard : Mnéchart ) is a northern French municipality with 197 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 d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme and the canton of Gamaches .

geography

The community is located around four kilometers southwest of Hallencourt .

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
241 222 223 213 191 184 198 201

Attractions

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  • Saint-Martin church, with a painting by Isidore Partois: The Compassion of Saint Martin, from 1854
  • Castle from 1634 with dovecote, registered as a Monument historique since 1986 ( Base Mérimée PA00116200)
  • Burial chapel
  • Wrought iron calvary behind the church
  • War memorial

Personalities

  • Émile Warré (1867–1951), clergyman and beekeeper, a. a. in Mérélessart, authored works on beekeeping.

Individual evidence

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Web links

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