Monsures
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Ailly-sur-Noye | |
| Community association | Somme Sud-Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 43 ' N , 2 ° 10' E | |
| height | 62-185 m | |
| surface | 8.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 227 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80160 | |
| INSEE code | 80558 | |
| Website | http://www.monsures.org | |
 Saint-Léger church, on the left the former sacristy and today's Mairie |
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Monsures is a French municipality with 227 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 217 | 230 | 197 | 152 | 162 | 203 | 245 |
Attractions
- Main gate of the castle (9th century) with towers from the 15th century
- Saint-Léger church (mentioned 1127)
- Notre-Dame du Bon Secours chapel in the l'Estocq district (16th century)
- Notre-Dame des Victoires chapel (1858)
Personalities
- Louis Léger Boyeldieu (1774–1815), Imperial Divisional General, born and died in Monsures
Web links
Commons : Monsures - collection of images, videos and audio files
