Moislains

Moislains
Moislains
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Péronne
Intercommunality	Haute Somme
Mayor	Raymond Leriche (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	62–152 m (203–499 ft) (avg. 70 m/230 ft)
Land area1	20.62 km2 (7.96 sq mi)
Population2	1,394  (2006)
- Density	68 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80552/ 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°59′26″N 2°57′53″E / 49.99056°N 2.964722°E / 49.99056; 2.964722

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

Geography

Moislains is situated on the D184 and D43 crossroads, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Saint Quentin.

Population

Population history

1851	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1764	1398	1463	1579	1464	1434	1376	1366	1394
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Personalities

Ferdinand Carré, engineer, was born at Moislains in 1824.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Moislains on the Quid website (French)