Cramont

Cramont
Cramont
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher
Intercommunality	Haut Clocher
Mayor	Hervé Level (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	70–136 m (230–446 ft) (avg. 88 m/289 ft)
Land area1	9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population2	289  (2006)
- Density	30 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80221/ 80370
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°08′55″N 2°03′22″E / 50.148611°N 2.056°E / 50.148611; 2.056

Cramont is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

The inhabitants of the town of Cramont are "Cramontois, Cramontoises."^[1]

Geography

Cramont is situated on the D166 road, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Abbeville.

History

In 1524, the troops of Charles Quint, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain reduced the town and much of the surrounding area to ashes.

In 1867, the population stood at 615, in 162 houses. The chief occupations were centred around the linen industry.

Places of interest

• St. Martin’s church built in 1857 by Oswald Macqueron, is built of stone and covered in slates.

Population

Historical population of Cramont

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
327	337	297	269	262	262	289
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ [ww.communes.com/picardie/somme/cramont_80370/"Commune"]

External links

• Cramont on the Quid website (French)