Moreuil
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier | |
| Canton | Moreuil (main town) | |
| Community association | Avre Luce Noye | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 46 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 32-113 m | |
| surface | 23.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,980 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 170 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80110 | |
| INSEE code | 80570 | |
| Website | http://www.moreuil.com/ | |
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Moreuil is a French municipality with 3980 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montdidier and is the capital of the canton of Moreuil . The city is located on the Avre River .
Neighboring communities
In the north: Thennes and Hailles ; in the northeast: Villers-aux-Érables ; to the east: Mézières-en-Santerre ; in the southeast: Le Plessier-Rozainvillers and La Neuville-Sire-Bernard ; in the south: Braches ; to the west: Mailly-Raineval , Morisel and Rouvrel .
history
Moreuil is on the Roman road that connects Compiègne and Montdidier with Amiens . At around 800 a castle is reported. In the Middle Ages, a commander of the Order of St. John was built, which was destroyed in 1752.
In 1965 the place Castel was incorporated.
Population development
- 1962: 3,586
- 1968: 3,647
- 1975: 4.099
- 1982: 4,203
- 1990: 4.156
- 1999: 4.106
- 2006: 4,001
