Miraumont

Miraumont
Miraumont
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Albert
Intercommunality	Pays du Coquelicot
Mayor	Jean-Louis Croisille (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	77–142 m (253–466 ft) (avg. 89 m/292 ft)
Land area1	13.96 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
Population2	710  (2006)
- Density	51 /km2 (130 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80549/ 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°05′42″N 2°43′50″E / 50.095°N 2.73056°E / 50.095; 2.73056

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

Current agricultural products include grains, potatoes, and beets.

Geography

Miraumont is situated on the D107 and D50 crossroads, some 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Amiens, Miraumont is located at the source of the river Ancre, the third longest tributary of the Somme.

The railway station at Miraumont is between the station at Achiet, near Bapaume, and the station at Albert, the administrative center of the canton.

History

The theatre of operations for the Battle of Bapaume (1871) during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871.

The village was completely destroyed between 1914 and 1918 during the First World War.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
676	680	671	695	632	655	710
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Miraumont on the Quid website (French)