Rosières-en-Santerre
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Commune of Rosières-en-Santerre |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Montdidier | |
| Canton | Canton de Rosières-en-Santerre (chef-lieu) |
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| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Santerre | |
| Mayor | M. José Sueur (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 70 m–106 m (avg. 91 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 12,98 km² | |
| Population² (1 999) |
2 956 | |
| - Density | 227/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80680/ 80170 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Rosières-en-Santerre is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated some 20 miles southeast of Amiens, at the junction of the D28 and D329 roads
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 2381 | 2605 | 2815 | 2985 | 3107 | 2956 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Places of interest
- The mairie
- The church
[edit] Twinned with
Drochtersen, Germany since 1972
[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Rosières-en-Santerre – Official website (French)
- Rosières-en-Santerre on the Insee website (French)
- Rosières-en-Santerre on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 18th 2008.
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