Montauban-de-Picardie

Montauban-de-Picardie
Montauban-de-Picardie
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Combles
Intercommunality	Canton of Combles
Mayor	Gilbert Froment (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	89–143 m (292–469 ft) (avg. 139 m/456 ft)
Land area1	7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population2	215  (2006)
- Density	28 /km2 (73 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80560/ 80300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 50°00′26″N 2°46′48″E / 50.00722°N 2.78°E / 50.00722; 2.78

Montauban-de-Picardie is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D64 road, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Amiens.

History

First World War

The village lies on the First World War battlefield of the Battle of the Somme. Montauban lay close behind the German front-line and was turned into a fortified strongpoint. On 1 July, 1916, the first day on the Somme, the village was seized by the British 30th Division in one of the few successful British advances of the day. In the village itself there is a monument to the Liverpool and Manchester 'Pals', who, as part of the 30th Division, were the first to reach the village.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
206	215	183	176	186	197	215
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Montauban-de-Picardie on the Quid website (French)