Sains-en-Amiénois

French commune|name=Sains-en-Amiénois


x = 138
y = 39
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Boves
insee=80696
cp=80680
maire=Marc Leclercq
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
alt moy=112 m
alt mini=49 m
alt maxi=117 m
hectares=992
km²=9,92
sans=1250
date-sans=2006
dens=128|

Sains-en-Amiénois is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated some 6 miles south of Amiens, on the D7 road. The population has increased two-fold in the last 30 years, as people of the region have left the land to work in or around Amiens.

Population

Places of interest

* The 15th century church, which is dedicated to three saints (Fuscien, Victoric and Gentien), whose joint tomb is a feature inside the building. Around 1900 the tower was topped with a spire [G. de Witasse et A. Graire - "Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie", Tome I, Canton de Boves, page 237 (1909, reprint "Editions Culture et Civilisation", Bruxelles, 1979)] . The church also houses a 12th century font and sculptures from the 13th and 18th centuries, originally from the abbey at Selincourt, now a part of the commune of Hornoy-le-Bourg.

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.sainsenamienois.fr/ Official municipal website] fr
* [http://perso.orange.fr/sains/sains_en_amienois.htm Sains-en-Amiénois, photos and historical notes] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80696&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Sains-en-Amiénois on the Insee website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 22nd 2008."