Méricourt-sur-Somme
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| local community | Étinehem-Méricourt | |
| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 41' E | |
| Post Code | 80340 | |
| Former INSEE code | 80532 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Méricourt-sur-Somme (Picard: Méricourt-su-Sonme) is a commune déléguée in the northern French commune of Étinehem-Méricourt with 218 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Somme department in the Hauts-de-France region .
Geography and toponymy
The place, whose name is derived from the Germanic proper name Mederic and the addition curtis (farmstead), is located in Santerre on the left bank of the Somme , which meanders, canalized and forms several ponds (including Marais du Moulin) on the D71. A bridge over the canal and one over the old course of the river connect it to Étinehem and Chipilly on the opposite bank. The distance to Bray-sur-Somme is eight kilometers.
Part of the surrounding area is a Natura 2000 area.
history
Roman weapons were found during peat work. In the Middle Ages, the parish was under the patronage of the Abbey of Corbie and the Lords of Méricourt. Because of the use of the moorland in the valley floodplain, there were conflicts with the neighboring municipality of Étinehem in the 15th and 16th centuries.
In World War I the place to more than three-quarters was destroyed, but rebuilt after the war. Two thirds of it was also destroyed during the German attack in World War II on June 5, 1940.
Méricourt-sur-Somme received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 as an award .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of Étinehem and Méricourt-sur-Somme were merged and have since formed the Commune nouvelle Étinehem-Méricourt . The municipality of Méricourt-sur-Somme belonged to the Arrondissement Péronne and the canton of Albert .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 152 | 173 | 147 | 153 | 140 | 164 | 161 | 191 |
Attractions
- The Roman military camp on the heights, now in the Bois des Câteaux forest.
- The Saint-Martin church, rebuilt after the First World War.
- The priory chapel.
- The burial chapel built for the last lord of Méricourt in 1819.
- The castle, last reconstructed in 1655, inscribed as a Monument historique since 2003 ( Base Mérimée PA80000041).
