Morlancourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Albert | |
| Community association | Pays du Coquelicot | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 57 ' N , 2 ° 38' E | |
| height | 51-113 m | |
| surface | 11.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 371 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80300 | |
| INSEE code | 80572 | |
| Website | paysducoquelicot.com/morlancourt | |
Morlancourt is a northern French municipality with 371 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Albert and is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot .
geography
The municipality, located around 8.5 km south of Albert between the Somme and Ancre valleys on the D42 departmental road, also includes the part of the municipality Villers-le-Vert, which has grown together with it .
history
The castle in the center of the village has gone off.
The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
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| 392 | 371 | 319 | 320 | 335 | 318 | 343 | 365 |
administration
Mayor (maire) has been Michel Destombes since 2001.
Attractions
- The Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church, rebuilt from 1928 to 1930.
Personalities
- Louis de Friant , General and Comte de l'Empire (1758–1829), born in Morlancourt, member of the Legion of Honor .
- Alfred Dizy, farm worker and head of a resistance group, executed in Amiens in 1943 .
literature
- Nicolas Quédé, Étude démographique, économique et sociale de la paroisse de Morlancourt (1701–1792) , 2003
Web links
Commons : Morlancourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
