Wargnies

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Wargnies
Wargnies (France)
Wargnies
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Corbie
Community association Territoire North Picardy
Coordinates 50 ° 2 ′  N , 2 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′  N , 2 ° 15 ′  E
height 55-146 m
surface 2.82 km 2
Residents 89 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 32 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80670
INSEE code

Wargnies is a commune with 89 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Amiens , in the canton of Corbie .

geography

Wargnies is located in northern France, 16 kilometers northwest of Amiens , the seat of the prefecture of the Picardy region and the Somme department. Neighboring municipalities of Wargnies are Havernas in the west, Naours in the east, Flesselles in the southeast and Vignacourt in the southwest. The municipality covers 282 hectares, the mean height is 101 meters above sea ​​level , the Mairie stands at a height of 74 meters.

Wargnies is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ): warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.

Population development

  • 1962: 54
  • 1968: 56
  • 1975: 61
  • 1982: 73
  • 1990: 84
  • 1999: 88
  • 2006: 85

Attractions

Wargnies Castle is privately owned but is open to visitors. An ornamental garden belongs to the castle .

Local products

There are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for lamb (Prés-salés de la baie de Somme) in the municipality . The lambs graze in the salty meadows of the Somme Bay .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Le village de Wargnies. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved August 4, 2012 (French).
  2. ^ Actuellement 178 châteaux, 4 châteaux forts et 9 manoirs recensés, les châteaux détruits et les mottes féodales ne sont pas recensés. In: chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Châteaux de France, accessed on August 4, 2012 (French): "Les châteaux visitables (jardins, parc et intérieur) ont des ***"
  3. Entry No. 80819 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  4. ^ Cahier des Charges de l'Appellation d'Origine "Prés-Salés de la Baie de Somme". (PDF; 457 kB) (No longer available online.) Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation, de la pêche, de la ruralité et de l'aménagement du territoire, archived from the original on June 16, 2013 ; Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French).