Méréaucourt

Méréaucourt
Méréaucourt
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Poix-de-Picardie
Intercommunality	Sud-Ouest Amiénois
Mayor	Marc Blarel (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	120–187 m (390–614 ft) (avg. 97 m/318 ft)
Land area1	3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population2	15  (2006)
- Density	5 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80528/ 80290
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°43′48″N 1°56′06″E / 49.73°N 1.935°E / 49.73; 1.935

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

Geography

The commune is situated on the D264 road, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Amiens. This village has the distinction of being the smallest commune in the Picardie region. (10 people in 1999)

History

A priory was built here in the 12th century, belonging to the abbey of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme. It comprised a church, cemetery and farm.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
27	27	22	18	9	10	15
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE