Picard (Saarlouis)

Picard City of Saarlouis Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 59 ″  N , 6 ° 43 ′ 40 ″  E
Area :	2.22 km²
Residents :	1900  (Dec. 31, 2006)
Population density :	856 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	April 1, 1936
Postal code :	66740
Area code :	06831

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Picard is a district of the district town of Saarlouis in Saarland and has around 1,900 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2006). With an area of ​​222 hectares, Picard is the second smallest district of Saarlouis, which corresponds to around 5.12% of the total area of ​​Saarlouis.

history

Various regiments were assigned to build the new French border fortress Saarlouis in 1680, including the Picard and Dauphin regiments . The villages Picard and Bourg-Dauphin, which were assigned to the canton of Rehlingen in the Moselle department until 1815, became their settlements . Picard became a Saarlouis district in 1936, and Bourg-Dauphin was also incorporated into Saarlouis in 1970 under the name Neuforweiler .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population statistics of the city of Saarlouis  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ der Stadt Saarlouis ( Memento of the original dated May 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Literature about Picard in the Saarland Bibliography