Hornoy-le-Bourg

French commune| name= Hornoy-le-Bourg


x = 131
y = 41
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Amiens
canton=Hornoy-le-Bourg
insee=80443
cp=80640
maire= Daniel Capon
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Sud-Ouest Amiénois
alt moy=166 m
alt mini=68 m
alt maxi=201 m
hectares=5123
km²=51,23
sans=1449
date-sans=1999
dens=28|

Hornoy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some 16 miles southwest of Amiens.The second largest commune of the Somme (by area).

Places of interest

* The church
* The market hall
* The war memorial

People with links to the commune

* Countess of Dompierre d'Hornoy, Marquise of Florian, née Marie-Elisabeth Mignot, niece of Voltaire, was buried here in 1771. [ [http://www.patrimoine-de-france.org/oeuvres/richesses-81-23761-156904-P265815-374150.html Site Patrimoine de France] ]
* Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, poet, often stayed at Hornoy.

Population

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80443&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Hornoy-le-Bourg on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Hornoy-le-Bourg Hornoy-le-Bourg on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 26th 2008."