Doingt

Doingt
Doingt
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Mayor	Michel Lamur (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	47–113 m (154–371 ft) (avg. 150 m/490 ft)
Land area1	8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population2	1,416  (2006)
- Density	164 /km2 (420 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80240/ 80200
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: 49°55′25″N 2°57′58″E / 49.923611°N 2.96611°E / 49.923611; 2.96611

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

Geography

Doingt is situated on the D937 and D199 junction, on the banks of the river Somme, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Amiens.

History

Cmpletely destroyed during World War I. A Commonwealth cemetery is just outside the town.

Population

Historical population of Doingt

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1517	1542	1564	1449	1415	1383	1416
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

External links

• CWG Cemetery
• Doingt on the Quid website (French)