Moislains
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Moislain's Molin |
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Péronne | |
| Community association | Haute Somme | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 62–152 m | |
| surface | 20.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,201 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80200 | |
| INSEE code | 80552 | |
 Moislains Church |
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Moislains ( Picard : Molin) is a French municipality with 1201 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 and is part of the Communauté de communes de la Haute Somme .
geography
The municipality is located on the Canal du Nord and the Tortille stream and is touched by the D43, D184 and D149 département roads.
Monuments and landmarks
- The church of St-Pierre was rebuilt from 1928 to 1932 by the architect Louis Faille . It has art glazing by Gérard Ansart .
- Military cemetery (Nécropole nationale) for the fallen of the 123rd and 124th Infantry Brigades. The memorial bears the inscription: "La Charente à ses enfants morts pour la France le 28 août 1914."
history
The community was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914-1918.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 1,463 | 1,579 | 1,464 | 1,434 | 1,376 | 1,366 | 1,319 |
administration
Mayor ( Maire ) has been Jean Hugues Mention since 2008.
Web links
Commons : Moislains - collection of images, videos and audio files
