Millencourt-en-Ponthieu
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Abbeville-1 | |
| Community association | Ponthieu-Marquenterre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 14-87 m | |
| surface | 8.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 359 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 42 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80135 | |
| INSEE code | 80548 | |
| Website | http://www.cc-nouvion.fr/public/?code=millencourt-en-ponthieu | |
 Old votive cross |
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Millencourt-en-Ponthieu ( Picard : Milincourt-in-Pontiu ) is a northern French municipality with 359 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 Abbeville-1 .
geography
Agenvillers is located in the Ponthieu about seven kilometers northeast of Abbeville . To the east of the municipality is the Les Carolines settlement.
history
In 1554 Millencourt was burned down by the Duke of Savoy. Like many places in Ponthieu, the village was sacked and burned by Spanish troops in 1635.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 287 | 260 | 241 | 309 | 355 | 328 | 345 | 373 |
administration
Mayor ( maire ) has been Régine Berthe since 2008.
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from 1662 with an unusual round tower on a square base
- Lourdes Chapel
- Votive cross, supposedly from the 14th century
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/80/accueil_80548.htm
- ↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/80/accueil_80548a.htm
Web links
Commons : Millencourt-en-Ponthieu - collection of images, videos and audio files
