Senlis-le-Sec

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Senlis-le-Sec
Senlis-le-Sec (France)
Senlis-le-Sec
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Albert
Community association Pays du Coquelicot
Coordinates 50 ° 2 ′  N , 2 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′  N , 2 ° 35 ′  E
height 72-137 m
surface 8.28 km 2
Residents 294 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80300
INSEE code
Website http://www.paysducoquelicot.com/senlis-le-sec.htm

Senlis-le-Sec ( Picard : Sanli-l'Sé) is a northern French municipality with 294 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 community is located around six kilometers northwest of Albert on the D119 departmental road. The D938 département road runs through the municipality to the north. The place arose from the parts Beaucourt and Montaigu. The earlier run of the Hallue has run dry here.

history

The municipality was already populated in prehistoric times. 1188 a lord of Senlis is mentioned. The rule of Senli was in the hands of the de Lameth family until the end of the Ancien Régime. There was a Templar settlement near the cemetery. In 1635 the site was sacked by the Spanish.

During the First World War , the building known as the Château was used as a hospital. In August 1915 the British Army entered.

The community received the Croix de guerre 1914-1918 as an award .

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010
130 123 97 98 89 100 106 102

administration

Mayor (maire) is Geneviève Lebailly.

Attractions

  • The Saint-Martin Church, built in 1827 on the site of a church destroyed in the French Revolution , and restored in 1849 and 2005.
  • The burial chapel of the Dufour family, built around 1820.
  • Cemetery chapel
  • The war memorial dedicated in 1922 or 1923.
  • The basement (muches) dating back to the 15th century .

Web links

Commons : Senlis-le-Sec  - collection of images, videos and audio files