Saint-Maulvis
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Poix-de-Picardy | |
| Community association | Somme Sud-Ouest | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 54 ' N , 1 ° 50' E | |
| height | 98-157 m | |
| surface | 4.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 267 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 80140 | |
| INSEE code | 80709 | |
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Saint-Maulvis ( Picard : Saint-Meuvi ) is a northern French municipality with 267 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Amiens (since 2009) and is part of the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest and the canton of Poix-de-Picardie .
geography
The community, traversed by two dry valleys, is located on the Vimeu plateau around ten kilometers south-east of Oisemont . The hamlet of La Pannetière with a brick factory belongs to the municipality.
Toponymy and History
The parish name is a disfigurement of the name of the parish saint and parish patron Saint-Mendé (Saint-Mesnelé; Meneleus).
The municipality was already inhabited in Gallic times. Before 1179 there was a commander of the Order of St. John . In the Hundred Years' War Saint-Maulvis was burned. Local customary law was established in 1507. In 1540 Florimond de Biencourt had a castle built, which no longer exists. During the French Revolution , the domains of the Coming and the Seigneurie were divided up and sold.
Residents
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 350 | 293 | 294 | 242 | 205 | 226 | 246 | 259 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Mendé church, whose mighty tower was registered as a monument historique in 1926 .
- Two family chapels
- War memorial in the cemetery
Personalities
- ´Gédéon de Forceville, sculptor (1799–1886), born here
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00116242
- ↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/80/accueil_80709.htm
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